On Wednesday 24 November 2004 01:38 pm, Robert Rolf scribbled:
> Too high ripple current?? I have seen switchers which
> parallel several lower value caps to get ESR down and
> handle high ripple currents.

I'm going to check for that when I replace the cap.  This is a low-ESR cap.  I 
noticed that higher-voltage caps also have less ESR, and that's why I used a 
35V cap here.


> Could it have been one of the 'bad electrolyte' caps
> made in the 2001 that caused so much grief with mother
> ...

Ugh!  Earlier this year, someone gave me a couple scrap motherboards that had 
died because of bad caps, and I found this odd.  It's all making sense now.

This cap was brand spanking new, so hopefully it's not one of those, but then 
again, if there is a problem with a component, I'll usually find out within 
the first few hours of use.

Cheers,
-Neil.



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