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    Wurth capacitors

    I noticed that these have become available pretty much from everywhere.
    Anyone here bought some? Any experiences? I wonder if they are rebadged?
    They seem a little cheaper than Japanese caps. They have some Low ESR series as well as polymers too.
    http://katalog.we-online.de/en/pbs#p.../Kondensatoren

    http://katalog.we-online.de/en/pbs#p..._Kondensatoren

    http://katalog.we-online.de/en/pbs#p..._Kondensatoren
    Last edited by Jooo; 05-11-2015, 02:41 PM.

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    Re: Wurth capacitors

    Yes, I came across them on Farnell, while trying to find something in stock for a British forum member:

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44347#14

    Definitely re-branded. Probably a Taiwanese or Chinese brand. Wouldn't use their electrolytics.
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      #3
      Re: Wurth capacitors

      Their specifications look pretty good. I have used a few on some vintage amplifiers, and they seem to sound pretty good. No failures so far.

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        #4
        Re: Wurth capacitors

        i used them in an old amp and are fine

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          #5
          Re: Wurth capacitors

          hm, maybe you can get those things from your local metal worker or so...
          Maybe I go to one and ask if they can get me a couple Wet Lytics...

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            #6
            Re: Wurth capacitors

            Wurth trying to bust into the capacitor business, they have great pricing and the film caps are good.
            Wurth electrolytics are made in china and seem like a cheap build (low hrs lifetime) despite the cute red packaging. I don't bother using them.

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              #7
              Re: Wurth capacitors

              i thought they were German

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                #8
                Re: Wurth capacitors

                Würth is a German brand, that does not mean that they manufacture their own capacitors...
                "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                  #9
                  Re: Wurth capacitors

                  Originally posted by Per Hansson View Post
                  Würth is a German brand, that does not mean that they manufacture their own capacitors...
                  A bit over 10 years ago Evox-Rifa explored selling some Chinese-made electrolytic caps, and gave my then-current employer a bunch of samples for us to test. IIRC, the box smelled like rotting fish before I even opened it, and when I did, ! There performance under torture smelled almost as bad, . Re-badging happens.
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                    #10
                    Re: Wurth capacitors

                    Würth caps I have purchased from Digikey are country of origin: china.
                    WIMA film caps that I've purchased are made in Germany.

                    Phoenix Contact and Weidmuller moved most manufacturing from Germany to china. Price didn't change, quality dropped a bit and I guess they reap profits.
                    UCC and Nichicon, usually parts are made in Japan, sometimes china though.

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