Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi,
I've been into radio, audio and electronics ever since I was a pre-teenager. That was many years ago and now I'm retired, but I still reach for my toolbox whenever anything breaks.
I came across the badcaps problem (and this forum) a few years ago with a number of digital set-top boxes that were failing. The growth of these products and the push for a low price-point coincided with use of cheapo caps. Almost always it was the power supply board that was starting to fail, letting through noise that disrupted the...

Re: ESR values for 6.3v caps

My first post (so please be gentle)

The background : I'm familiar with the badcap issue for set-top boxes and have fixed several, but this is the first motherboard problem I've noticed (there could have been others !)

I have an EVB ESR meter and, just like tbs, low voltage high value caps are off my chart. So, as Scenic suggested, I now have Rubycon MBZ datasheet...

I interpolate a 6.3V 1000μF having around 30mΩ is considered good.

The problem : Old PC glitched a couple of times which...