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Default Why doesn't everything use solid aluminium capacitors?

On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:17:44 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:



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On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 21:10:44 -0000, Fredxx wrote:

On 09/02/2020 14:18:54, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 13:44:19 -0000, Rod Speed
wrote:

Cost.

Commander Kinsey wrote

Motherboards used them over a decade ago, so why do I still find
leaking
electrolytics in TVs?

Cost.

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...herboard-line?


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)

Try a real world electronics online catalogue

https://www.digikey.co.uk/product-de...861-ND/4843671
vs
https://www.digikey.co.uk/product-de...812-ND/5822363

suggests the costs ratio for your example value is 3x or so for 1,000
off.

You're not coming across as being very bright.


Well Alibaba disagrees with you.


Bet you cant provide a pair of links on
that like you did with the ebay prices.


Do it yourself.