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  • sam67
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Dec 2009
    • 256

    #1

    How much capacitance do we consider

    I have bought some caps from RS- on line from here in uk..

    The caps i got were pan FM and pan FC just been measuring the caps with My micro 4 ESR meter ..now the 2200 uf 10v the Esr is fine yet the capacitance is 2300 over 100 ,is this a big deal or not ? Just wondered because we all seem to focus on ESR but surly the capacitance has to be questioned if it's way off.
  • berniedd
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2007
    • 119

    #2
    Re: How much capacitance do we consider

    No big deal. Electrolytics can be 50% off from their rated capacitance and still be considered okay.

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    • momaka
      master hoarder
      • May 2008
      • 12170
      • Bulgaria

      #3
      Re: How much capacitance do we consider

      Electrolytic capacitors usually have a 20% tolerance. That means when they come out of the factory, their capacitance can be either 20% higher or 20% lower than the stated value. Most circuits that use electrolytic capacitors should be able to cope with this variation just fine.
      Not sure about 50% though. Some circuits could tolerate it, others might not.

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      • Radio Fox
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Jan 2010
        • 281
        • UK

        #4
        Re: How much capacitance do we consider

        The Panasonic FM & FC range (like many others) have a +/- 20% tolerance, so a reading of 2300uF for a 2200uF capacitor is less than 5%, which is good.
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        • stj
          Great Sage 齊天大聖
          • Dec 2009
          • 30963
          • Albion

          #5
          Re: How much capacitance do we consider

          that 20% is effected by temperature anyway.

          put one in the fridge and one on a radiator or against a cup of coffee for a while - then meter them again!

          the cold one will meter lower capacitance than the hot one.

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          • amp
            New Member
            • Feb 2010
            • 6

            #6
            Re: How much capacitance do we consider

            I was pulling some standard brown kzb? 3300uf caps off a am2 biostar motherboard with 2 bad and 3 good ones. The good had 3900 capacitance, the budging ones had more around 1000. Thought 3900 was a bit high, but at like 0.01 esr its hard to trash them.

            Swapped them with all 3300uf used rubycon's all reporting 3100 capacitance. Considering the power rail was lacking a good -4500 before capacitance and the computer would still run for a few hours. 3900 makes me think they were over-rated knowing they are bad quality and would degrade after a few years.

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            • Scenic
              o.O
              • Sep 2007
              • 2642
              • Germany

              #7
              Re: How much capacitance do we consider

              +- 20%
              20% of 3300uF would be 825uF..
              so that cap could be somewhere within 2475uF and 4125uF and would still be in spec..

              edit: it's KZG most likely.. a series of Nippon ChemiCon caps that doesn't like heat. at all..

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              • stj
                Great Sage 齊天大聖
                • Dec 2009
                • 30963
                • Albion

                #8
                Re: How much capacitance do we consider

                Originally posted by Scenic
                20% of 3300uF would be 825uF..
                you need to recap your calculator,
                20% of 3300 = 660!

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                • shadow
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 732
                  • Australia

                  #9
                  Re: How much capacitance do we consider

                  good one there

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                  • Scenic
                    o.O
                    • Sep 2007
                    • 2642
                    • Germany

                    #10
                    Re: How much capacitance do we consider

                    uhm.. typo when i put it into google calc.. was 3AM when i posted that.. + a couple beers.. lol

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