I've known about bad caps for a long time now, but I think I may have just been bitten in the rear by some Fuhjyyu caps!
I bought this Topower "450" watt unit a few years ago and for the most part, it has performed exceptionally well nearly 24/7. Recently, I used the entire system that it has powered since new to build a budget HTPC, and of course, the PSU went in to the HTPC case along with everything else. Obviously, the only thing that has changed is that the system runs slightly warmer now, due to the confines of an HTPC case. Out of no where, I'm suddenly seeing voltage fluctuations along the lines 11.78 to 12.08 volts on the 12+ line, when it was rock steady for years before. This of course made me nervous enough to pull out my DMM and have a look at things. Yep. The voltage is not steady at all! I decided to pull the thing out and take it apart to look for physical signs of failure, but so far, I see none.
Now, guess what did find? Yep. I found Fuhjyyu capacitors! Not just a few, mind you. Lots of 'em. In fact, every cap in the thing is a Fuhjyyu! Sheesh! Something tells me that something is on it's way out, and I think these nasty caps have something to do with it.
So... would any of you care to make a suggestion? If it's worth re-capping, I'll give it a shot.
It makes a handy paper weight right now, but I'd rather have it powering the HTPC that the wife is looking forward to using.
I bought this Topower "450" watt unit a few years ago and for the most part, it has performed exceptionally well nearly 24/7. Recently, I used the entire system that it has powered since new to build a budget HTPC, and of course, the PSU went in to the HTPC case along with everything else. Obviously, the only thing that has changed is that the system runs slightly warmer now, due to the confines of an HTPC case. Out of no where, I'm suddenly seeing voltage fluctuations along the lines 11.78 to 12.08 volts on the 12+ line, when it was rock steady for years before. This of course made me nervous enough to pull out my DMM and have a look at things. Yep. The voltage is not steady at all! I decided to pull the thing out and take it apart to look for physical signs of failure, but so far, I see none.
Now, guess what did find? Yep. I found Fuhjyyu capacitors! Not just a few, mind you. Lots of 'em. In fact, every cap in the thing is a Fuhjyyu! Sheesh! Something tells me that something is on it's way out, and I think these nasty caps have something to do with it.
So... would any of you care to make a suggestion? If it's worth re-capping, I'll give it a shot.
It makes a handy paper weight right now, but I'd rather have it powering the HTPC that the wife is looking forward to using.
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