Thats the exact newegg.com description. I have two of them. I just checked inside one of them, and there are a few buldging caps. It seems to work still, but who knows in the future.
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The one I opened up just out of curiousity was ordered from newegg on 10-22-2003. Its not exactly that old.
The other one is in the computer I am typing at now, and was ordered from newegg on 03-18-2003. Just over a year old. Didn't look inside it though, but the 8RDA+ in this one is starting to look bad.Comment
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I have a 300W Antec about 2-3 years old that developed two swollen caps, both Fuhjyyu brand, one blue, one black, and the black one originally measured fine (0.05 ohm ESR) and didn't swell until a week later.Comment
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My Powmax LP-6100C 300W PSU uses JEE capacitors. :x
Funny thing is though, I've been using the system for at least two years now, and the caps still aren't bulged. Maybe I got lucky and got a good batch of JEE's? Or maybe they're just waiting for the most inopportune time to burst?
In any case, I'm gonna stay far far away from Powmax. Then again, judging from how even high-quality PSU brands are using cheap capacitors nowadays, I guess the only truly reliable PSU you can find, is one you make yourself.
The ever-amazing (and ever-affordable) KY, Chemi-con's best kept secret.
I'll probably be the only person going to SteamOS once it gets out of beta (ha ha.)Comment
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change the caps before they trash other components in your system or corrupt your data.
and powmax is crap.
i hear there is a brand of firecracker with that name.Comment
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Hello,
I'm currentlly in the process of trying my first power supply repair (really my first soldering project) and have some questions with regard to which capacitors to replace the bad ones.
The power supply is an Antec Smart Power SL300S ATX12V 300 watt.
I have successfully desoldered every capacitor from the board without destroying anything (I think) and I am currently in the process of choosing which caps to order. This is where I'd like a little community wisdom.
Now the capacitors inside are mostly Fuhjyyus (a forum favorite) with 1... -
While recaping Antec Earthwatts EA-380 I've broke one side of unknown smd element, it have no print, it's flatter and darker than smd capacitors on this board, shaped more like resistor but it's not resistor ofc. Unfortunetly the printed description was under it and element was glued to the board so I cant read/tell the letter before element number too. Have anyone any idea what it is? Maybe is there any diagram of this PSU?
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Hi Guys,
I need to replace the dual rail power supply in this unit (board damaged irreparably - by me!).
I have the schematic (attached) - but it does not (unhelpfully) show the value of the Pos and Neg rails.
Someone has suggested possibly + and - 42V, but as the smoothing caps are only rated at 50V this could be a bit close to the mark.
I am hoping Alxxxxpress might be able to come to the rescue and I am thinking somewhere in the 32V 8A region? Any suggestions/observations would be welcomed.
Many thanks.
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In my search for a proper 5v heavy ATX power supply, I selected an old Antec SU-380 that I've had in storage for a long time. Opening the power supply reveals a couple bulged capacitors. I removed all the caps and made a map for myself. I found the datasheet for the PCE TUR series in this thread:
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14159
It says these are general purpose, so I assume I can replace them with any general purpose capacitors, but I don't really know anything about power supply circuits or reading capacitor datasheets. Despite this, I've been shopping for replacements:... -
Hi,
Recently I gave a shot at recapping this Excellent power IT ATX 300 lc clone doohickey PSU. After I replaced all bulging caps and the 47uF 50v in 5vsb I turned it on. 5vsb and ps_on are spot on. So I shorted the ps_on and it dies after a split second. 5vsb still is generating, all other lines also generate voltage for a while but they all discharge so fast.
Now I am sure this isn't a problem with the 5vsb damaging the PWM IC or BJT circuit, but I have no idea where to go next. Maybe replacing all the smaller caps?
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