Re: "R&C" brand capacitors

Just did a repair on my Logitech LS21 2.1 speakers. All the caps were R&C brand. I've never heard of them before either. About a dozen total. None were bloated but half were bad with weak uF and high ohms (5-10ohms) and the the other half weren't far behind. None had less than 2ohms ESR, ranging from values of 47-220uF. Only a 7W speaker setup, ~5 years old and only ever use it at moderate volume so it's not like it was abused. Even some Chang caps would put these to shame. Absolute garbage!

Re: Linksys PAP2 - Loud Static

On my PAP2T I had been experiencing crackling/popping noises when on a call and over time it started boot looping.

The boot looping I narrowed down to the AC adapter fairly quickly. Both output caps were shot. Tried replacing them at first, though that repair was ultimately in vain. Unloaded I tested it with a DMM and was putting out 5V. But once loaded the voltage would either drop to ~2V or go dead completely. In short, after ~10 years of service it likely isn't worth trying to repair, just replace it.

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