Re: Good capacitors to put in HOT fanless PSU?



Sorry, I don't have time to find a competent article that explains this, but here's a thread:

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Re: Good capacitors to put in HOT fanless PSU?

Hi guys,
I understand some electrolytic caps contain water based electrolyte, and in some caps the electrolyte is not water based - therefore much better for high heat situations. I think those are called "non-aqueous electrolyte" capacitors. Could someone confirm? What families of capacitors is based on this chemical compound?

Hi guys,
I have a failed Silverstone Nightjar, 430W. A small ish cap (under where all the wires are connected to the PCB) has bulged out. This thing is a toaster. I read a suggestion on a thread here to use capacitors with non-aqueous electrolyte. I also heard you shouldn't use low-esr capacitors in switch mode power supplies in general because they will increase the ripple by deregulating the filter network. Could someone recommend a good capacitor family to use in this situation? This is seemingly a secondary cap, so I guess up to 50V, maybe even 12V? I haven't pulled the PCB out yet,...

Re: Fanless Silverstone ST30NF / Etasis EFN-300 caps busted



(PS sorry about necroing this for those who feel offended by my actions )...

Re: Fanless Silverstone ST30NF / Etasis EFN-300 caps busted



Have you ended up recapping yours? I have a similar unit (450W) and am debating it. Same symptoms. Visual inspection (without pulling the board out) shows one capacitor is bad, but I haven't looked under UV yet (leaked electrolyte glows in UV). The insides look somewhat different to yours, slightly different sizes and configurations of passives, but it's all variations on a theme.

What is a current good capacitor line to use in a "hot pocket" on the secondary side? Someone mentioned...