Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

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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.

[stj]

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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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?

[stj]

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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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

[Per Hansson]

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.

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Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

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.

[momaka]

Re: Recommended Low ESR Caps Brand / series for PSU?

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.