Fake Nichicons being sold at DealExtreme

[Newbie2]

Was looking around DealExtreme (online store from HK) today and saw these interesting caps, which they advertise are for motherboard use:

3300uF 16V Motherboard Electrolytic Capacitors (20-Piece)




16V 2200uf Motherboard Capacitors for Computer (20-Piece Pack)





1500uF 6.3V Motherboard Electrolytic Capacitors (20-Piece)




Two of the three fake Nichicons feature Teapo-style vents. I wonder how well these fakes will hold up on an actual motherboard...

[mockingbird]

Re: Fake Nichicons being sold at DealExtreme

The top ones look like resleeved Teapos (Judging by the vent).

[PCBONEZ]

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Agree, those are re-sleeved Teapo.

Other than fakes the only other brand I've ever seen with that vent was Tayeh who *I believe* were a totally OEM brand. - Meaning *I think* Tayeh caps were made by Teapo for some other entity named Tayeh.
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[severach]

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Genuine Nichicon RS aren't motherboard grade. These counterfeit Nichicon RS 3300uf 16v don't look 18x16 either.

[ratdude747]

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WOW.

Now you know why I don't shop at dealextreme... Besides, for a lot of stuff geeks.com was a hell of a lot cheaper anyway... ebay is one thing, but this takes the cake.

[kc8adu]

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i have seen boards come in with those fakes!
they had been somewhere else and were never stable.
and many were blown up again.never did find out who did these boards.
ahh dx!second to none as far as fakes and pure junk.even takes first place from ebay.

[Newbie2]

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Funny how the 3300uf 16V fake Nichicon caps appeared on DealExtreme's "Gadgets of the Week" listing at the current time of this post:

[Ami Sapphire]

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@Newbie2
Wow. Just... wow.

@ratdude747
I don't shop at DealExtreme for the same reason.

[ratdude747]

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Moved and stickied as these are still available from dx.

[shovenose]

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wow that is a teapo

Good for PSU use maybe?

[Pentium4]

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I would never install those Teapo in a PSU, Japanese or go home

[shovenose]

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I would never install those Teapo in a PSU, Japanese or go home

But they're such a good price? And Teapo is fine for PSU
Like this Enhance 1U power supply I just took apart.

[japlytic]

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The bung is a dead giveaway...

[ratdude747]

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Probably fake teapo's... I doubt teapo would be that low or somebody that desperate to re-sleeve.

[cheapie]

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Still better than a resleeved Fuhjyyu or whatever.

[Gianni]

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A stupid question: but Nichicon can tollerate that someone sells fake caps with his brand?

[Per Hansson]

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Try sending them a mail alerting them about the fact that DealExtreme sells these caps.
They (DX) are afterall a large reseller so maybe they will care...

[ReeceyBurger123]

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Thanks for the post, I was looking on the site and I was suspicious but thanks for confirming this, has someone complained to the site ?

[kevin!]

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Good copy of Nichicon

Now out jokes, it seems incredible that ridiculous copies are still sold on websites known :S.
Thanks for the warning!

[kangmaz]

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Good for PSU use maybe?