Solid caps

[icebytes]

Now motherboard makers started use them

Idea is do guide for best Solid caps

[gonzo0815]

Re: Solid caps

Well, most boardmakers are shifting away from the well branded and accepted manufacturers like Sanyo in favor of cheaper producers from Taiwan and China.

I would not be surprised, if those cheaper, unbranded solid caps from Taiwan will again be as problematic as those low esr elketrolytics from Taiwanese producers are in the past up to now.

The problem is always not only the knowledge, than a consistent quality in the producktion prozess.
E.g. those solid polymers are very very sensitive to trapped moisture during entcapsulation.
There is no quicktest, for that.
So if there is one producer, who missed this due to cheaper raw material, lower cleaning standards or just due to untrained and unaware workers, a long therm failure rate is unavoidavle.

I personaly would ask for Sanyo solid polymer caps, as those have proven themselve as reliable since ages.

[starfury1]

Re: Solid caps

Think You hit the nail on the head there Gonzo

not that i know much on who makes what with solids

if they start using cheap made products trouble is sure to follow

It been proven on these forums if you use good quality electrolytics a MB or psu can last a very long time.

So once the bean counters start buying low quality versions of solids then here we go again I suppose.

Yeah maybe a faq and good/sus/bad thread on solids would be the go

[icebytes]

Re: Solid caps

so Sanyo solid polymer caps ?

sounds nice , gonna search where i can bought them on my city , for have them over Bad situations

[Rainbow]

Re: Solid caps

Sanyo OSCONs - they're used on server boards and in notebooks.

[starfury1]

Re: Solid caps

These the puppies Here ?

Yeah a little over the top with my last post but as the old saying goes
"you get what you pay for"

[gonzo0815]

Re: Solid caps

The problem is, that you can`t be shure what caps your are get, wehn buying a new board.
E.g. Gigabyt is lately using sometimes Sanyo, and sometimes something else on the very same board.

[starfury1]

Re: Solid caps

true, lets hope thats the lessons been learnt with regards to using crap caps but I wouldn't hold my breath on it.
You would hope its a similar quality cap,
esp since they are making a big song and dance in regard to using them in their publicity machine....like how much longer they last etc

[RJARRRPCGP]

Re: Solid caps

Now motherboard makers started use them

Idea is do guide for best Solid caps

It appears that motherboard manufacturers are far more likely to use solid caps now. Especially 2008 and later.