uniserver Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 I have been slightly irritated with the capacitor price hikes over at Mouser.com There are other places to get caps… LIke Ebay and AliExpress.com Buy with caution. Good Caps, Cost good money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilykat Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Also fake can be of lower rating than actual, resulting in poor video or audio performance or excess ripple in the power supply. Oh yeah it can explode too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown_K Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 I get mine from ebay and I use a simple multimeter to check a few before installing. Either way you have no way of knowing if what you purchased were factory seconds or customer rejects. You would make more money quicker selling 10,000 pieces of rejects to Mouser then trying to sell them a dozen at a time on ebay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
max1zzz Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 What do you think of the cheap own brand caps some sites sell? I sometimes buy "multicomp" branded caps from farnell / CPC, there cheap and seem to be decent quality. Normally i buy name brand caps (panasonic / nichicon / rubycon) but sometimes I get multicomp branded ones when price forces my hand. As of yet i haven't had any problems with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 wilykat - That's called "Derating a Cap" where if you put in a higher voltage into a cap, it's supposed run at a higher capacitance. Where this theory this came from it's not true, I never seen it work and I've been working with electronics since 1969. But that example you posted is an extreme within its own classification! Uniserver - Since you have said in past posts (about Power Supplies cap) that you find the Nichicon Caps leak in every case, I stay away from them. I buy my parts from Newark/Element 14 or DigiKey. I noticed that Mouser's prices have gone up on a lot of things, not just in the caps. But I do need to go to Mouser for specific Caps that the others do not carry or only sell in Bulk - like the 2200µf cap in the SI Power Supply, Newark/Element 14 only sells them in a "roll of 500" @ $1.30 a cap! I only need 2 caps and I don't have $600 to buy 500 of them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CelGen Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) I absolutely refuse to purchase radial lytic caps online from any supplier. Ebay, mouser, digikey...whatever. The only exception if I'm really desperate is from Topcat over on Badcaps.net but his prices are a little steep. Unless you are way out in the middle of Buttsland you can get them at your local electronics shop and you can at least visually inspect them before you purchase. Edited October 12, 2014 by CelGen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Unfortunately CelGen, many electronics stores in NYC have closed down and Radio Shack is a running bad joke. Any place that does sell electronic parts would only sell a pack of 100 random caps/resistors/etc for $40 and chances are the cap you need is not in the group. So my only option is to buy online. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
techknight Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Luckily, i live closely to a couple electronics warehouses. MCM electronics and parts-express/dayton audio. But, I just order everything i need from digikey/mouser anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheWhiteFalcon Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 If a local store had them, they'd likely be as old as the caps I would be looking to replace! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uniserver Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Yeah max, i think if you were to order cheap caps from china, I think the best thing would be to buy their brand. If its a name brand and its cheap, then its probably counterfit. I would like to say that making an electrolytic cap is probably not rocket sicence. for instance. http://www.bdent.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=2200uf+25v these guys are selling SunCon. also Lots of the others too. And Mouser has been selling these EPCOS caps. In some situations they are the lowest price i looked them up and come to find out TDK had just bought them. i really like TDK's MLCC Ceramic caps. So I bought a reel of 1000 47uf/16v/6.3x5.4mm SMD last spring haven't really used much of them though, because i am have been offering free SMT Ceramic caps for the stock price. I would like to try some of the Chinese branded caps, just to see, out of interest if they are up to standard. but don't really have the time to mess around right now. for instance: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/25V-2200uF-Electrolytic-capacitors-new-products-and-ROHS/451172965.html QIFA? lol http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-30pcs-lot-2200uF-25V-105-Radial-Electrolytic-Capacitor-13-20mm/763842486.html?s=p Sold By Shenzhen Jusunsung Electronic Co., Ltd.China (Mainland) (Guangdong) http://www.aliexpress.com/item/25V-2200UF-2200UF-25V-DIP2-13-20MM-place-of-production-made-in-china/1810363550.html CHENXENG? http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-200pcs-lot-2200uf-25V-13-20/1953478792.html UNITE? it would be nice to have some input on these things… i would like to set up a durability test bench … and wire them up and put them through some extreme testing. Elffin: What i noticed was the ELNA ( LONG LIFE ) caps as the ones always leaking, at least in the TDK PSU's but james is right when he said this: https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/18815-caps-lc-tdk-power-supply-fix-for-pizza-box-macs/ James1095 All of the caps in several of mine were Nichicon, and the same ones were still bad. Even those that weren't leaking tested bad with the ESR meter. Nichicon is a quality part, the fault lies in the conditions in the power supply. Switching PSUs are notoriously hard on output capacitors, and these are extremely compact units that place the caps in close proximity to other parts that get hot.For whatever reason, ESR tends to drop as you heat up an electrolytic capacitor, so that's why the heater trick works. It's also why a classic symptom of failing capacitors is equipment that's cranky when cold but smooths out a bit as it warms up. Of course heating the capacitors also accelerates their demise, but at this point they're already shot anyway. Edited October 12, 2014 by uniserver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paralel Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Also fake can be of lower rating than actual, resulting in poor video or audio performance or excess ripple in the power supply. Oh yeah it can explode too. Oh, that's a nasty trick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Its worse when the caps do blow! Since I buy so-called name-brand caps, I bought a few SMD/SMT ceramics to test a recapping with and the LCIIIs I got I did with Black Tantalums and Ceramics. It now how as interesting look to it. X^D But in the case of the SMD/SMT-MLCC Ceramic Caps, there is no label to distinguish them by name-brand or rating unless I look at the package from which they came from. They were Kemet caps, which are a bit more expensive than the other companies, but I believe worth it. But there were no name-brand or rating written anywhere on the caps. I could see here counterfeiting to be more rampant as there are no labels to distinguish any of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uniserver Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) I guess sometimes you need to have some good fashion trust. Really, i guess it comes back to service. Just like there are many people out there that buy the 3 year extended plan, with their new electronic item. So just incase that manufacture used some bad component that happens to die with in 6 to 12 months, they would be absolutely covered. If you ended up buying a botched part from Mouser or Digi-Key. They both have phones you can call, and Customer Service people that will bend over backwards for paying customers. Giving you free replacements, Money back… Free shipping whatever it takes to keep you happy. I guess even ebay has that buyers protection, They just extended the protection from 60 days to 90 days, just for plenty of time to get things in from china. Aliexpress has 30 days till after you receive the item. In my case these 2200uf 16v counterfeits did come from aliexpress, they were like 14.99 for 200 caps, including shipping. I basically bought them just to re assure my self that buying the absolute cheapest on the internet is bad. Could have received my 14.99 back, but 30 days had already passed before i even opened the package. Was not planning on using them, even if they were not counterfeit, I'm a big believer in you get what you pay for. So I tossed most of the whole box in the trash, and just kept a few in my drawer, to keep as a specimen. Edited October 14, 2014 by uniserver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) I accidently the LC III with the Tantalum/Ceramics on it yesterday. I turned it on to check out a few floppies that morning before getting a crying phone call from my ex about not having food in the house (she is loaded with issues, which is why she is an ex and not a current significant other). So after the sob story, I went out to see her. If you know NYC and its 5 boroughs that make it up, I live in North East Manhattan, she currently lives out in the outskirts of Queens near an LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) train station - it takes a train and a bus to get to her new place. I went to go see what is going on and get her some food, forgetting that the LC III was still on. 8 Hours later I return home and took a nap on the living room couch, it lasted another 2 hours. Woke up, took care of personal business in the boys room and went into my room. I found the LC was still on (No Screen Saver - Oh Well!). The PSU was quite warm but not hot to the touch and the board was cool and still operational! It passed a "Burn-In" test! LOL! Now that is quality I could trust. If I would have returned with the house on fire, I'm sure the NYFD would told me the source of the flames was LC III that was on all that time. Talk about Paranoid thinking. Edited October 15, 2014 by Elfen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uniserver Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 speaking house on fire, and installing tantilums in the LC-III. did you happen to remember that C22 has an error on the silk screen? witch is probably ok with Stock Electrolytic… or even ceramics. but Not tantilums… they can catch fire and burn. https://www.thinkclassic.org/viewtopic.php?id=97 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elfen Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 C22? I think there is a Ceramic there. Let me check... I remember that statement floating around but I think they fixed it on some LC IIIs. In seeing my boards C19 - C22, all share the same ground plane and the silk screening is pointed properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uniserver Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 awesome shoot a picture of that, inquiring minds want to see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NJRoadfan Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 So it isn't only Commodore screwing up silk screening on boards for capacitors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pintodave Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Great thread, hear, and the pictures are a great illustration to backup the material. I always buy caps for my Mac Re-Cap jobs from Mouser. Usually Kemet for tantalums, and always Nichicon or Panasonic for electrolytic. I have considered ebay, buy I just don't trust it for the Macs. I recap the Macs to preserve a piece of history, and restore them to working order. Chancing a crap capacitor or a fake off ebay just isn't worth it to me. If I chance it on ebay, and it turns out to be a crap shoot, I would end up placing another order at Mouser or Digikey in the end, and spending more money than I would have doing it right the first time, and no frustration of getting cheated, in the end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cartel Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Please tell me are these fakes? http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-33uF-50V-Japan-ELNA-R2B-Series-8x11-5mm-50V33uF-RBP2-Bipolar-Audio-Capacitor/32549759943.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-47uF-35V-Japan-ELNA-RJB-Series-6-3x11-5mm-35V47uF-Audio-capacitor/32548410090.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-22uF-16V-ELNA-ARS-Series-6-3x11mm-16V22uF-SILMIC-FOR-AUDIO-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitors-Free/32266684902.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/100pcs-25V100uF-NIPPON-KY-Series-6-3x11mm-High-Quality-Original-Electrolytic-Capacitors-FREE-SHIPPING/32257235632.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-100uF-16V-ELNA-RA3-Series-5x11mm-FOR-AUDIO-16V100uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitors-Free-Shipping/32265346431.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-10uF-35V-ELNA-ARS-Series-6-3x11mm-10V35uF-SILMIC-AUDIO-Capacitor/32562983330.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-47uF-25V-NIPPON-KY-Series-5x11mm-Low-ESR-25V47uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32561600894.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5pcs-4700uF-25V-NICHICON-HE-Series-16x35mm-Extremely-Low-Impdance-25V4700uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitors/32334817132.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-1000uF-25V-ELNA-RE3-Series-10x16mm-High-Quality-25V1000uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32387284089.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-0-1uF-50V-RUBYCON-YXA-Series-Original-50V0-1uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32562872037.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-220uF-35V-Japan-NICHICON-HV-Series-8x11-5mm-High-Ripple-Low-Impedance-35V220uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic/32554280934.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-470uF-25V-Japan-ELNA-RJ4-Series-10x12-5mm-25V470uF-Audio-capacitor/32554651600.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-1uF-50V-NIPPON-NCC-KY-Series-5x11mm-Low-ESR-50V1uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32561894725.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schmoburger Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 speaking house on fire, and installing tantilums in the LC-III. did you happen to remember that C22 has an error on the silk screen? witch is probably ok with Stock Electrolytic… or even ceramics. but Not tantilums… they can catch fire and burn. https://www.thinkclassic.org/viewtopic.php?id=97 Holy crap on a cracker.... This makes me a little uncomfortable, and makes me far happier to just replace electrolytics every 10 years. Also I am curious as to what this error is at C22 on certain LCIII's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paralel Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Isn't the error that the polarity indication at c22 is reversed on the silk screen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schmoburger Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Isn't the error that the polarity indication at c22 is reversed on the silk screen? Oh dear... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paralel Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yeah, you can see how that wouldn't go well with a tant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uniserver Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Please tell me are these fakes? http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-33uF-50V-Japan-ELNA-R2B-Series-8x11-5mm-50V33uF-RBP2-Bipolar-Audio-Capacitor/32549759943.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-47uF-35V-Japan-ELNA-RJB-Series-6-3x11-5mm-35V47uF-Audio-capacitor/32548410090.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-22uF-16V-ELNA-ARS-Series-6-3x11mm-16V22uF-SILMIC-FOR-AUDIO-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitors-Free/32266684902.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/100pcs-25V100uF-NIPPON-KY-Series-6-3x11mm-High-Quality-Original-Electrolytic-Capacitors-FREE-SHIPPING/32257235632.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-100uF-16V-ELNA-RA3-Series-5x11mm-FOR-AUDIO-16V100uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitors-Free-Shipping/32265346431.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-10uF-35V-ELNA-ARS-Series-6-3x11mm-10V35uF-SILMIC-AUDIO-Capacitor/32562983330.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-47uF-25V-NIPPON-KY-Series-5x11mm-Low-ESR-25V47uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32561600894.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5pcs-4700uF-25V-NICHICON-HE-Series-16x35mm-Extremely-Low-Impdance-25V4700uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitors/32334817132.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-1000uF-25V-ELNA-RE3-Series-10x16mm-High-Quality-25V1000uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32387284089.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-0-1uF-50V-RUBYCON-YXA-Series-Original-50V0-1uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32562872037.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/20pcs-220uF-35V-Japan-NICHICON-HV-Series-8x11-5mm-High-Ripple-Low-Impedance-35V220uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic/32554280934.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-470uF-25V-Japan-ELNA-RJ4-Series-10x12-5mm-25V470uF-Audio-capacitor/32554651600.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-1uF-50V-NIPPON-NCC-KY-Series-5x11mm-Low-ESR-50V1uF-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Capacitor/32561894725.html its hard to say for sure .. but most likely yes, at least some of them are fakes. ELNA is a brand i have never been happy with... i just don't think they make a good cap. Some may disagree with me... but i am a huge fan of panasonic caps. (when it comes to tin can lytics) SMT / or Radial. Cartel -- i am not sure where you are from... but if you are planning work on your own stuff, Digikey, is really a fantastic resource for caps. Even their least expensive cap will still be one you can trust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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