Re: Recommendation For My Caps Choice(s)

Ahh my buffer was overflowing when I wrote that.

I meant Samxon of course!

So Im planning on having a motherboard recapped. Its from a legacy computer that is around 20 years old (Commodore Amiga).

Ive been looking further round the forums and come up with these as choices (Notes are added) in no particular order :

1. NRSX. Ive found the NRSX related parts for the caps list. I have not used these before and know nothing about them other than they seem highly regarded here on the forum. No supplier found yet.

2. Panasonic (FM/FC). Ive found all the part numbers for a replacement set using a mix of the FM and FC series. These...

Re: List of Bad Cap Manufacturers



Ah thanks for that link. I had searched for 'high quality capacitor recommendations' or something like that and not got anywhere....

Re: List of Bad Cap Manufacturers

Not sure if its appropriate to post this here or start a new thread; but is there a corresponding list of the known high quality caps manufacturers ?

I'm thinking maybe the top 5 brands or something...

I've done a quick search but cant find anything so far.

All I have managed to find upto now from my web searching is that the Panasonic FM and FC series seem to be highly regarded.

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi all,

Another new member here.

My name is Steve and Im in good old blighty!

Im quite well involved in some retro computers at the moment and learning more and more about the issues with aged capacitors and all.

Glad I found the site, it looks quite informative and helpful.