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![]() Hi, I was just curious if the brand of solid capacitors mattered as much as it did for electrolytic capacitors and if solid caps last a long time in general if they're used in things like motherboards and graphics cards.
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![]() Depends which...
There are different kinds of polymers... If your thinking about Ultra-Low ESR polymers, there are two varieties, both of which should last well over several thousand hours, one more significantly longer than the other.
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![]() remember that the rating is at max rated ripple and temp.
and they dont just die at the end they just go out of spec. only way a pc runs at 105c is if its on fire.or the room its in is. and something else will give up before the polys. |
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In solid caps, stick with Rubycon, Panasonic, Nippon Chemi-Con, Fujitsu, and Nichicon
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![]() Actually, I hear it doesn't even mean that much... I heard that it means "after this many hours, it will still be in spec". It doesn't mean it'll go out of spec right then. It could last twice that, or even more...
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Any cap misused or abused will fail, but for a general standard (used correctly in the circuit) Polys will last longer than Electrolytic only because they are designed to do so. Last edited by brethin; 09-30-2013 at 08:06 PM.. |
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but in reality, the brand of car and capacitor you buy has everything to do with reliability and durability! There are Lexus's, Hondas, Subarus, Acuras, Toyotas and Infinitis at one extreme if you like to never see your mechanic, and Dodge, Ford, Land Rover, Jaguar and Chrysler's for you folks who like to have your car fixed on a regular basis. In the capacitor world, pretty much the same story, just a different set of Japanese names at the top! - and as far "paying more"? - I don't think that 10 cents for the finest low-ESR 10uF 50V cap made is gonna break me, ya see, I've got that kinda cash! ![]() Last edited by theOracle; 10-01-2013 at 12:01 AM.. |
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( by marketing and sales volume only, not necessarily quality) |
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![]() I'd say Samxon minus their GF series.
EDIT: That is if we're talking Chinese capacitors, and if not them then Aishi. Taiwan would be Taicon, probably. Last edited by Wester547; 10-02-2013 at 09:48 PM.. |
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![]() I thought Samxon was based in china? I guess I would say Taicon
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![]() I only use Japanese and Korean capacitors.
favorite Korean brand is Samyoung some other great Japanese electrolytic brands not mentioned in my previous posts are Toshin Kogyo, ELNA, and Hitachi Last edited by theOracle; 10-03-2013 at 02:18 AM.. |
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![]() I wouldn't consider TK great. Seen a lot of them fail, especially on motherboards
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