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    #1

    Older caps any good?

    These look like the "hybrid" Fujitsu caps. Are they real, or fake? If they are real, are they still good (Nichicon bought Fujitsu's polymer cap business in 2008-2009)? Or do these caps go bad just sitting around?
    Last edited by Uniballer; 09-02-2013, 04:23 PM.
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    #2
    Re: Older caps any good?

    Originally posted by Uniballer View Post
    Are they real, or fake ?
    I do not know

    Originally posted by Uniballer View Post
    If they are real, are they still good ?
    They might be but I would want to know when they where made

    But the bigger problem would be if these are not low ESR I would not use them in a computer mother board

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      #3
      Re: Older caps any good?

      They are low ESR (they're polymers!), and they do look like the real deal. I think they are still very usable.

      Originally posted by ebay auction
      these are long term proven in the imfamous dell gx and sx cap bakers.
      This shows that the seller is a tech himself, and knows what he's selling you. I'd grab a bag if i were you.
      Last edited by Th3_uN1Qu3; 09-03-2013, 06:12 PM.
      Originally posted by PeteS in CA
      Remember that by the time consequences of a short-sighted decision are experienced, the idiot who made the bad decision may have already been promoted or moved on to a better job at another company.
      A working TV? How boring!

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        #4
        Re: Older caps any good?

        Judging by the seller's location, and description extract quoted above by Th3_uN1Qu3, I wouldn't be surprised if the seller was KC8ADU, who's a moderator on this forum
        better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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          #5
          Re: Older caps any good?

          I doubt 'ADU would sell nasty used "bumblebee" caps for $15 each- 2 for $30.
          Last edited by kaboom; 09-03-2013, 08:42 PM.
          "pokemon go... to hell!"

          EOL it...
          Originally posted by shango066
          All style and no substance.
          Originally posted by smashstuff30
          guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
          guilty of being cheap-made!

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            #6
            Re: Older caps any good?

            It's $15 for a new (unopened) bag of 100 caps.

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              #7
              Re: Older caps any good?

              These
              http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-sprague-bu...item4ac8c39ff9

              are bumblebees.

              While they are Sprague, that's just nuts...

              http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/...1007&view=next
              http://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=157116
              "pokemon go... to hell!"

              EOL it...
              Originally posted by shango066
              All style and no substance.
              Originally posted by smashstuff30
              guilty,guilty,guilty,guilty!
              guilty of being cheap-made!

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                #8
                Re: Older caps any good?

                The bag in the pic says "Made in C" so I assume China?

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                  #9
                  Re: Older caps any good?

                  I got a bag. The capacitance reading seems good on my 87-V, and ESR reads .01 on my blue ESR meter. Of course, there is no telling how long they'll last.

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                    #10
                    Re: Older caps any good?

                    I got a bag of those 820 uF 2.5V caps from the BadCaps.net store, and both the bag and the caps looked very similar. I also very, VERY much doubt Topcat is selling fakes, so most likely yours are the real deal too.

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