[sdiy] FYI: Taiwanese Capacitors Leaking, Exploding

[Theo]

Whaaa, about 2 months ago I bought 2 rolls (=8000) taiwan made elcos.
Ok it was surplus, under 10% of the list price but still, 
you got me worried.
Any info on what brands/models are affected?

Theo


From: <ph at attbi.com>

> http://slashdot.org/articles/02/11/04/1751210.shtml?
> tid=137
> 
> :
> Taiwanese Capacitors Leaking, Exploding 
> Posted by Hemos on Monday November 04, @01:02PM
> from the ka-BLAM dept.
> ackthpt writes "A few astute slashdot readers were on to 
> something back when this article was published. After a 
> tip (at e-insight.net) on failing caps over at amdmb I 
> did a little looking around and found this article by 
> Dennis Zogbi on TTI Inc.'s site, which goes into more 
> detail. In a nutshell, many motherboards are now failing 
> due to electolytic capacitors made with an inferior 
> water-based electolyte. Within days or a few months 
> these capacitors build up hydrogen gas and blow the 
> rubber bung out the end of the capacitor, leaking 
> electolyte and causing havoc. The problem may be 
> widespread, as many consumer electronics made with these 
> capacitors may also fail prematurely. Gary Headlee 
> specializes in Abit motherboards, but as his FAQ states, 
> he will work on other makes and the FAQ has more info on 
> capacitor problems." 
> 
>