fuji/motoman psu with bulging nichicon gn primarys

[kc8adu]

0522 datecode.
system only in use a year till customer complained of random glitches and failure to start from cold.
all 5 are in paralell and read 10 ohms esr!

[acstech]

Re: fuji/motoman psu with bulging nichicon gn primarys

Are you gonna fix it or pitch it?

[kc8adu]

Re: fuji/motoman psu with bulging nichicon gn primarys

it is here for repair.
i repair more industrial stuff than pc's.
its full of taicons too which will be replaced preemptively.
i have seen 2 others like this with the taicons blown.they had panasonic primaries though.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: fuji/motoman psu with bulging nichicon gn primarys

Think maybe all that heat right next to them played a part?

Might consider some 1/4" holes in housing next to caps to let a little air in or out right there.