Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

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  • smile
    ICC ProfileGuru
    • Feb 2013
    • 120
    • Lithuania
    #1

    Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

    Hello, what are current recommended series for replacing bad capacitors in todays PSU?

    Panasonic
    nichicon
    samwha

    Please list series too, as companies make too many variants.
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    • stj
      Great Sage 齊天大聖
      • Dec 2009
      • 30945
      • Albion
      #2
      Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

      it depends on your location,
      in the u.k. for example, panasonic FR are really cheap.
      in the u.s. people often prefer chemicon and nichicon because *they* get better prices on them.

      samwha is not on the list of prefered caps btw,

      i would use panasonic FR followed by rubycon ZL*

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        • smile
          ICC ProfileGuru
          • Feb 2013
          • 120
          • Lithuania
          #3
          Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

          I'm from EU, Lithuania. Most corrupt EU country whose government will put china to it's place .

          I would like to buy from Poland or any other country in European Union.
          Also why caps are available in 500pcs boxes

          https://www.rutronik24.com/category/...by:price/vn:16
          https://www.tme.eu/lt/en/details/uvy...tors/nichicon/

          Are shops trying to kill themselves by not selling like they used to by 5 or 10pcs?
          Or are they getting ready to bankrupt?
          Last edited by smile; 02-11-2022, 12:54 PM.

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            • stj
              Great Sage 齊天大聖
              • Dec 2009
              • 30945
              • Albion
              #4
              Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

              tme is good,
              it looks like they are low on stock though.

              nato bullshit is causing chaos AND huge price rises.
              i was looking at solder yesterday, a reel i got last year for €28 is now over €38 +VAT
              bastards.

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                • smile
                  ICC ProfileGuru
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 120
                  • Lithuania
                  #5
                  Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

                  Searched for 220uF 16V cap on tme, and seems they have none.

                  https://www.tme.eu/lt/en/katalog/105...0%3A1438173%3B

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                    • Per Hansson
                      Super Moderator
                      • Jul 2005
                      • 5895
                      • Sweden
                      #6
                      Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

                      It is hard to make such a general recommendation:
                      It will depend allot on the PSU design.
                      A more expensive and well designed PSU might use really low ESR capacitors.
                      While a cheaper one would not run well or at all with such capacitors...
                      Best is to check what is there originally and then stay quite close to that in ESR.
                      "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                        • smile
                          ICC ProfileGuru
                          • Feb 2013
                          • 120
                          • Lithuania
                          #7
                          Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

                          Originally posted by Per Hansson
                          Best is to check what is there originally and then stay quite close to that in ESR.
                          Yes that is exactly what I did with my MOBO, but that takes too much time and now even is impossible if you are not going to buy caps in bulk boxes 500pcs, 1000pcs.

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                            • momaka
                              master hoarder
                              • May 2008
                              • 12164
                              • Bulgaria
                              #8
                              Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

                              Originally posted by smile
                              I would like to buy from Poland or any other country in European Union.
                              Perhaps try contacting member Behemot? He sells smaller quantities and has a good variety selection.

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