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  • Maxxarcade
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Jul 2006
    • 973

    #1

    Caps from China

    Just got in some new United Chemi-Con and Vishay caps, and all of them are apparently made in China. I thought UCC was Japan, and Vishay was USA? Is everyone bailing out to cheaper manufacturing these days?

    Is there a way to find parts that are made in USA, Japan, or other reputable factories? Seems like it's becoming pretty rare to find any lately.
  • japlytic
    Badcaps Legend
    • Oct 2005
    • 2086
    • Australia

    #2
    Re: Caps from China

    Chemi-Con history: http://www.chemi-con.co.jp/e/company/history.html
    Chemi-Con factories: http://www.chemi-con.co.jp/e/jigyou/global.html

    Generally, the overseas factories are under supervision by Nippon Chemi-Con.
    My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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    • mbates14
      Senior Member
      • May 2005
      • 169

      #3
      Re: Caps from China

      I guess the bottom of the line is this: Unless you make your own, expect the unexpected.

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      • ratdude747
        Black Sheep
        • Nov 2008
        • 17136
        • USA

        #4
        Re: Caps from China

        uhh... samxons are china and they are fine... the exception, not the rule i guess...
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        (Insert witty quote here)

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        • stj
          Great Sage 齊天大聖
          • Dec 2009
          • 30977
          • Albion

          #5
          Re: Caps from China

          i'v dealth with the chinese.
          they are proud people who will supply anything you want.

          the problem is management - not chinese management, but any management.

          if you ask the chinese to make you the best product then they will,
          and if you ask them to make the cheapest shit possible that still functions - they will.

          the problem is company's that try to screw every penny from the customer by asking the factory's to produce the second variation of the product.

          have you seen the song class submarines?
          they scare the crap out of the u.s. navy - they built that without fuckyou capacitors i'm sure!

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