Good list of caps to keep around for common repairs

[jfcarbel]

There must be a set of common caps that one should have around for common repairs. I have had DVD players, Tivo power supplies, and MBs go bad on me.

I assume more stuff will in the future as well.

That being said, what are the most common ones to keep around?

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Good list of caps to keep around for common repairs

No.
Such a list for mobos will be different from one for PSUs will be different from one for LCD monitors will be different from one for LCD/Plasma TVs.
- So it depends on what you usually work on. - Different for different people...
If you try to include all of those you'll be stocking like 100 different sizes.

Keep track of what you use and after a while you can build a list that works for what you usually need.

I started my stock pile by deliberately over ordering.
As like:
: ordering 10 when I only needed 2
: ordering 20 when I only needed 10
That plan worked out well for me.
[And yeah, at this point I'm stocking well over 100 sizes.]

If you do it that way then take advantage of qty-price break points too.
For example 50pc is sometimes cheaper than 40pc because of qty discounts.
.

[japlytic]

Re: Good list of caps to keep around for common repairs

As my avatar shows, I prefer Nippon Chemi-Con KY Series for low-ESR units, along with Chemi-Con KMH (or KMM or KMQ) for snap-in units, as well as Chemi-Com KMG or KMQ for radial lead units for the primary 200/250/350/400/450V unit.
The number of electrolytics you need depends on how much you are fixing.
A fairly good guide to starting your stock of low-ESR electrolytics for DVD players, STBs, DVRs etc. (in my experience) is:

25 of the following:
1000uF 6.3V/10V/16V/25V
100uF 50V

10 of the following
2200uF 6.3V/10V/16V/25V
470uF 10V/16V/25V/35V
330uF 16V/25V/35V
220uF 25V/35V/50V
100uF 25V/35V
47uF 50V
33uF 50V
22uF 50V
10uF 50V

[bp1]

Re: Good list of caps to keep around for common repairs

As my avatar shows, I prefer Nippon Chemi-Con KY Series for low-ESR units, along with Chemi-Con KMH (or KMM or KMQ) for snap-in units, as well as Chemi-Com KMG or KMQ for radial lead units for the primary 200/250/350/400/450V unit.
The number of electrolytics you need depends on how much you are fixing.
A fairly good guide to starting your stock of low-ESR electrolytics for DVD players, STBs, DVRs etc. (in my experience) is:

25 of the following:
1000uF 6.3V/10V/16V/25V
100uF 50V

10 of the following
2200uF 6.3V/10V/16V/25V
470uF 10V/16V/25V/35V
330uF 16V/25V/35V
220uF 25V/35V/50V
100uF 25V/35V
47uF 50V
33uF 50V
22uF 50V
10uF 50V

Thanks for your useful post reply. I found this very helpful

Kind Regards
bp1