Comments on: Odd problems, again http://www.randomsynapses.org/odd-problems-again/ Small pieces of the buzzing ideas in my head. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Random Synapses » Blog Archive » Bad capacitors, take three http://www.randomsynapses.org/odd-problems-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3383 Random Synapses » Blog Archive » Bad capacitors, take three Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:02:39 +0000 http://www.randomsynapses.org/2006-02-28/odd-problems-again/#comment-3383 [...] The second time it was a surprising discovery, but I was convinced that the second blow will finally kill the monster. [...] [...] The second time it was a surprising discovery, but I was convinced that the second blow will finally kill the monster. [...]

]]> By: Titel http://www.randomsynapses.org/odd-problems-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Titel Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:03:44 +0000 http://www.randomsynapses.org/2006-02-28/odd-problems-again/#comment-1186 Color is not necessarily an indicator. <a href="http://www.badcaps.net/" title="BadCaps.net" rel="nofollow">BadCaps.net</a> has a few photos of swollen capacitors with various colors. Their forums also gives you a good list of motherboard manufacturers and models that have been discovered to carry such low-cost capacitors. Back when I bought mine (e-mail order, delivered halfway across the country) I had no idea about this problem, and today I bet no salesman will be able to tell you what color are the capacitors on the motherboard that you want. It's a bit of a gamble, but the normal life span of a motherboard is about 18 months these days, and even the deffective capacitors should last longer than that. Color is not necessarily an indicator. BadCaps.net has a few photos of swollen capacitors with various colors. Their forums also gives you a good list of motherboard manufacturers and models that have been discovered to carry such low-cost capacitors. Back when I bought mine (e-mail order, delivered halfway across the country) I had no idea about this problem, and today I bet no salesman will be able to tell you what color are the capacitors on the motherboard that you want. It’s a bit of a gamble, but the normal life span of a motherboard is about 18 months these days, and even the deffective capacitors should last longer than that.

]]> By: bomath http://www.randomsynapses.org/odd-problems-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 bomath Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:33:15 +0000 http://www.randomsynapses.org/2006-02-28/odd-problems-again/#comment-1185 I keep on finding various motherboards with <i>the green capacitors</i> failing. I found one with all the green ones (twenty-two of them!) being swollen, but the others in pristine condition. A friend confirmed your supposition: <blockquote>cred, mai repede ca sunt condensatorii slabi am o punga cu cond verzi cu auriu umflati mai putine probleme am avut cu cei negrii placa mea epox a fost schimbata in garantie, prima a avut cond verzi, a doua negrii. cu asta n-am probleme. ambele au mers pe sursa delta vasi</blockquote> This was in response to an e-mail with <a href="http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/9548/pict51201ej.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> pic. I keep on finding various motherboards with the green capacitors failing. I found one with all the green ones (twenty-two of them!) being swollen, but the others in pristine condition. A friend confirmed your supposition:

cred, mai repede ca sunt condensatorii slabi
am o punga cu cond verzi cu auriu umflati
mai putine probleme am avut cu cei negrii
placa mea epox a fost schimbata in garantie, prima a avut cond verzi, a doua negrii. cu asta n-am probleme. ambele au mers pe sursa delta

vasi

This was in response to an e-mail with this pic.

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