Re: case of blown capacitors?



Jeff wrote:

graham wrote:
<snip>
It was then, i noticed 3 capacitors with a dark brown "crust" on them. I
then suspected the the problems arose because of the capacitors. Does
anyone out there have any info on this problem, and the obvious signs it
can show?

It's a common problem with older motherboards.

[...]

Age in itself is not the reason. The problem was due to a particular
manufacturer who was cutting corner with the chemical composition of
the electrolyte. Hence it only affects certain batches of boards.
.

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