Different Cap?

[killian6pk]

Has anyone heard of a Hermei Cap before? These were in the power/inverter board of a HannStar monitor I opened up today. This brand was only on the large uf caps and the 100uf papa in the middle. The rest were Elites. I was wondering if they were considered good or bad.

[PlainBill]

Re: Different Cap?

Has anyone heard of a Hermei Cap before? These were in the power/inverter board of a HannStar monitor I opened up today. This brand was only on the large uf caps and the 100uf papa in the middle. The rest were Elites. I was wondering if they were considered good or bad.

There are several threads to check here.

PlainBill

[killian6pk]

Re: Different Cap?

Thanks Bill I had forgotten about the Bad Caps List. I have 2 other questions that you can help me with. I opened a HannStar monitor and started replacing the caps (this is where the Hermei's came from). One of the Heat Sinks had a flat top metal bar screwed down with the ends extending over the heat sink. There were two caps under each end of the bar. After replacing the caps and the bar I noticed that the bar touches two of the caps. Is the top of a cap electrically conductive and do I need to get the bar off the top of the cap?

[mariushm]

Re: Different Cap?

Don't let it touch the capacitors - the heatsink could be at high voltage.

In the worst case, cover the tops of the capacitors with 2-3 layers of insulation tapes but you should be able to bend the fins a bit to make them not touch the caps.

[killian6pk]

Re: Different Cap?

Thanks, I was thinking about maybe putting a washer under the cover to keep it off the top of the caps.