Re: Replacement caps for Antec SP-450?
An update,
My recap was a success... I replaced the ailing EA-500D in my main rig with the re-capped SP-450 and I'm typing from it now... Voltages checked ok in the BIOS:
+3.3 = 3.31V
+12 = 11.84V~11.90
+5 = 4.91V
Re-cap was done per PCBONEZ' suggestion of replacing the 2200uF+ caps with Samxon RS (I used all 16V 3300uF 10x30 caps, Manyue confirms their rating at 1675 ripple, 0.041 ESR), and a combination of Nichicon PW or HE or whatever Newark had in stock for the rest.
EDIT:
In the middle of writing this post, I remembered that I forgot to put in the replacement for the infamous 50V 0.22uF cap behind EC26, and EC26 itself. I'm so thankful it didn't blow up! Not only that, it was pretty stable without them.
Voltages after adding the two caps:
+3.3 = 3.28V
+12 = 11.84V~11.90
+5 = 4.91V
An update,
My recap was a success... I replaced the ailing EA-500D in my main rig with the re-capped SP-450 and I'm typing from it now... Voltages checked ok in the BIOS:
+3.3 = 3.31V
+12 = 11.84V~11.90
+5 = 4.91V
Re-cap was done per PCBONEZ' suggestion of replacing the 2200uF+ caps with Samxon RS (I used all 16V 3300uF 10x30 caps, Manyue confirms their rating at 1675 ripple, 0.041 ESR), and a combination of Nichicon PW or HE or whatever Newark had in stock for the rest.
EDIT:
In the middle of writing this post, I remembered that I forgot to put in the replacement for the infamous 50V 0.22uF cap behind EC26, and EC26 itself. I'm so thankful it didn't blow up! Not only that, it was pretty stable without them.
Voltages after adding the two caps:
+3.3 = 3.28V
+12 = 11.84V~11.90
+5 = 4.91V
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