Antec True Power Recap

[djrock]

Hello, I have a Antec True Power 430W PSU that is full of Fuhjyyu. All the caps including the 200v 470uF are this make.

Judging by what I have read on here is, to replace them all including the very small ones.

What would be a good replacement? Panny FC's, Ruby ZL's. I see some are just general purpose so what could I use instead say FC's or ZL's?

What would be a good replacement for the 200v 470uF.



Thankyou

djrock


Oops Posted in wrong section. Could a mod please move it to the right section. Thankyou

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Antec True Power Recap

First add ESR and/or Ripple to your little chart there so you know what specs you need to match or beat.
Replacement caps should have:
- Ripple the same or more.
- ESR the same or less.

[Their datasheets would be easier if their website wasn't as bad as their caps.]

TN = TNR
TM = TMR
The "R" is some kind of marketing nonsense.

http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_tn-1.htm
http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_tn-2.htm
TN are GP caps and shouldn't be used where they often are in PSUs to start with, yet sleazy PSU companies do it frequently. GP caps won't have ESR listed. Have to go by the Ripple rating but use low ESR caps. If they are 470uF or over they are probably OP filters and I'd use at least ZL. Under 470uF FC are probably okay. BUT, check the Ripple. Don't use one with less Ripple than original cap. [Caps with excessive Ripple applied will overheat and degrade in a kind of runaway breakdown.]

http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_tm-1.htm
http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_tm-2.htm
http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_tm-3.htm
http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_tm-4.htm
These are actually low ESR caps and will have both ESR and Ripple listed.

http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_lh-1.htm
http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_lh-2.htm
http://www.fuhjyyu.com.tw/pro_lh-3.htm
The LH are the input caps. They are GP caps. All they do is smooth the output from the first rectifier which is low frequency [2x line frequency]. This is why their Ripple is stated at 120Hz vice 1000kHz. They don't 'work that hard' and rarely fail so replacing them is not mandatory unless they look to be having problems.

These PSUs use some screwed up cap sizes so for some caps perfect replacements don't exist. [And some of Fuhjyyu's specs appear to be bunk.]

The 16v 3300uF 10mm are very hard to find replacements for.
There are few options for those.
You can use Samxon RS from here https://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=24 or from the member named Big Pope who sells them out of Hong Kong.
Those particular RS are a custom ordered size made specifically for PSUs.

Same-same with the 10v 3300uF 10mm but 6.3v caps [with appropriate ESR and Ripple] will work for them and that gives you more options.

I use RS for both the 10v & 16v x 10mm 3300uF [and 4700uF] Fuhjyyu caps.
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[djrock]

Re: Antec True Power Recap

Ok I will add esr and ripple to my table. It will help me find the right replacement caps.

Yep there site is not the best.

Well I was not planning on changing the big caps but after reading about how bad fu are and seeing another member with leaking ones, may as well change them now?

I will be pm'ing BP to get some prices.

I remember reading here somewhere about the trouble getting 10mm caps in the voltage that were in the psu.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Antec True Power Recap

Noted typo in my last post...
[This] ".... Ripple is stated at 120Hz vice 1000kHz."
[Should say] ".... Ripple is stated at 120Hz vice 100kHz."
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100kHz is the standard frequency used for low ESR caps.
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[RJARRRPCGP]

Re: Antec True Power Recap

My True 430 1.0 purchased in October, 2003, IIRC, has more Capxon than Fuhjyyu! I saw only 3 Fuhjyyus and only 2 2200 uFs.

There's at least 4 brown Capxons and all caps in the PSU look fine and no signs of the PSU going on the fritz. Hooray!

Makes me think they're maybe better than the 2004s.

I also have another Antec that's in a Pentium III 850 from what appears to be 2000 that also is visibly OK and shows zero signs of failure.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Antec True Power Recap

I had a brand new Antec True Power II 550 bloat it's Fuhjyyu's on the shelf before it was ever installed in anything.
There are photos of it in here somewhere but that's been several years ago now.
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