Reply 20 of 22, by gdjacobs
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wrote:I just replaced about 25 Nichicon caps on an Asus TUSL2 due to bulging. Brand on the cap nor the board makes any difference when it's from the cap plague era.
I recap and re-fan every PSU that isn't brand new as a matter of course. Motherboards, I am planning to start at the PII era and work my way out - up to P4 and back to my oldest 386 era stuff. It's worth the time and effort to keep things running safely. When I get done with that, I'll move on to re-lubricating floppy and optical head rails.
Comes with the territory.
Nichicon had a bad series crop up then as did NCC. Took some time for them to sort it out of the supply chain. Happens from time to time, but as a rule not.
All hail the Great Capacitor Brand Finder