bjwil1991 wrote:The PSU in my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus is original, and every voltage (+/-5VDC and +/-12VDC) is still rock solid. I've had ATX PSUs that were losing voltages left and right, so I ended up tossing them out since they were way beyond repair (some of the caps were hard to find, and have temperatures up to 85C, which the PSUs require 105C caps).
And that is why, when replacing caps, that you don't necessarily have to use the same exact values. Generally, as long as you use something that can handle as much or more than the original caps, you are fine as long as they are the same type of cap.
For the caps that have problems dying, they were most likely junk in the first place and could not handle what they were rated for.