Antec SL350 SmartPower Worth Recapping?

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  • bgavin
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jan 2007
    • 1355
    #1

    Antec SL350 SmartPower Worth Recapping?

    I have one of these in full working condition. One of the secondaries is showing a top bulge. Two 80mm fans, ATX-20, single ATX12V, all Molex.

    Are these worth the effort to recap, or just toss it?
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    • momaka
      master hoarder
      • May 2008
      • 12175
      • Bulgaria
      #2
      Re: Antec SL350 SmartPower Worth Recapping?

      I don't have one, but hey if it's built well inside, why not recap it. I'm sure it will be much better than any Deer/L&C or Leadman/Powmax/Raidmax any day.

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        • PCBONEZ
          Grumpy Old Fart
          • Aug 2005
          • 10661
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Antec SL350 SmartPower Worth Recapping?

          A Fuhjyyu Free Smart Power is a decent PSU.
          Thing is every damned cap in them is a Fuhjyyu....
          .... and if my old list is right there are 29 of 'em.

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            • Krankshaft
              Badcaps Legend
              • Jan 2007
              • 2328
              • USA
              #4
              Re: Antec SL350 SmartPower Worth Recapping?

              I've gone through this 3 times on all 3 of my Antecs it's time comsuming but for myself I did it.

              If it was for anyone else I would tell them to give the PSU to me and get another one .

              What? It would just be getting trashed anyways I would save it .

              I am pretty much a pro at recapping these supplies now I've got it down pretty fast. But the first time is always the most time consuming.

              Actually not 100% of the supplies have Fukyuu in the general purpose areas one of my supplies had Koshins there.

              I still replaced them but they couldn't be as bad as Fukyuu.

              You could just replace the secondary caps and you'd probably be fine but I'm anal about bad caps and like to get any bad brands like Fukyuu out. As I recall my Antec True Power 2.0 350 Watt had Fukyuus on the primary too they had to go.

              My Truepowers had Panasonics on the primary so they were left alone.
              Last edited by Krankshaft; 11-07-2008, 05:35 AM.
              Elements of the past and the future combining to make something not quite as good as either.

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                • PCBONEZ
                  Grumpy Old Fart
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 10661
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Antec SL350 SmartPower Worth Recapping?

                  I've done 4 Antecs now and two were True Power 2.0 550w.
                  One of the two 550's had one Koshin and the other a Fuhjyyu in that spot.
                  That's the only Koshin I've seen.
                  The TP2 550w had a few small 4-5mm and one 8mm Teapo which I left alone.
                  Treated the Koshin just like Fuhjyyu.

                  The SL350 was 100% Fuhjyyu.
                  - Not saying they all are but the one I did was.

                  At a minimum replace all Fuhjyyu with vents.
                  There are some scattered 6.3 and 8 mm Fuhjyyu that aren't in the output filters and on mine some were vented and leaking crud.

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