On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:55:15 -0000, Fredxx wrote:

On 09/02/2020 11:41:25, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Motherboards used them over a decade ago, so why do I still find leaking
electrolytics in TVs?
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...herboard-line?


Cost.

I tried to find the cheapest normal and solid capacitors on Ebay, as an example 270uf, 16V:
Normal: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123940375447
Solid: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361349708743
£3.94 for normal, £3.83 for solid, so pretty much the same price.
Sizing also almost equal: 12x9mm vs 12x8mm (the solid ones are slightly smaller)