Hello, I've found a dark blue / silver Panasonic 1800uF/6.3V capacitor labeled as "Panasonic 105ºC FAU", do you have information about this series? suitable replacement suggestions are welcomed. It belongs to a Sega Saturn power supply that I want to recap.
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Looking for information about Panasonic FAU (or F AU) capacitor
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Re: Looking for information about Panasonic FAU (or F AU) capacitor
probably very old, F = low impedence.
A i never heard of, C is next up, then M or F
(or K if it needs to be smaller)
so FC or FM or FR should be fine.
dont trust them from the external apearence btw, i have seen FC leak around the wires when they get old.
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Re: Looking for information about Panasonic FAU (or F AU) capacitor
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Re: Looking for information about Panasonic FAU (or F AU) capacitor
budm nailed it above. These are Panasonic FA series. If I remember, these were discontinued in favor of the FC series... so they are supposedly equivalent.
I wouldn't recap these, as they are probably still okay, unless they were heat-abused.
Originally posted by stj View Postdont trust them from the external apearence btw, i have seen FC leak around the wires when they get old.
If you still chose to replace them, I suggest saving these older Panasonic caps if they still read in spec - they can still be used for a temporary recap in place of many cheap China garbage caps today found in just about every electronic device. Sad when you see 20+ year old caps do better and last longer than yesterday-made cheap garbage.Last edited by momaka; 09-24-2018, 08:21 AM.
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Re: Looking for information about Panasonic FAU (or F AU) capacitor
Thank you, I take good note. I thought it was a good idea to replace all the capacitors >25 years old even if they are very good, but I'll leave my other PSUs if the electrolytics used are not problematic.
For this PSU I'm gonna recap since I've already bought them. Fortunately the replacement I ordered for this FA U is Panasonic FC.
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