Re: Ltec Caps

I recently repaired the same power supply for a noisy fan. I replaced the fan with a new fan with ball bearings. The original fan had sleeve bearings and was sealed to be dust resistant and consequently could not be lubricated. I noticed that the one Ltec 2200uF 10V cap that I reused in a 3.3V location had bulged. I reused it because it measured to spec and was relocated from a 6V location to a 3.3V location where it would be less stressed. It was small enough to fit flush to the PCB where as any higher voltage replacement caps would not fit flush to the board. I replaced...

Re: Ltec Caps

I recently repaired a Delta power supply in a Dell Inspiron computer. I replaced two bulged capacitors. They were Ltec 2200uF 10V 105C electrolytic capacitors. I checked 11 capacitors of which 7 were Ltec. Only two were out of spec. I replaced them all with higher voltage rated capacitors. I reused one 2200uF 10V Ltec in place of a 2200uF 6.3V Ltec because the space allowed would not accommodate the bigger size of the higher voltage new capacitor. In most cases one would replace the whole power supply for less than $100 but a lot of the power supplies below $70 do...