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If an electrolytic capacitor tests out OK with an ESR meter, is it
normal for it to go bad (high ESR, bulging) just two weeks later, even if it's one of those Taiwan brands that was made with defective electrolyte? I noticed that my computer's 2-3 year old 300W Antec power supply had a leaking electrolytic, so I replaced it and checked ESRs of all the other caps. They all measured less than 0.05 ohm (out of circuit -- too many in parallel), with no leaks or bulges, the bad one about 0.6 ohm. Two weeks later, I just happen to have the power supply apart (no problems with it) and see that one of the capacitors that tested OK is now bulging, and its ESR is 0.15 ohm. This computer isn't a power hog but draws only 50W or so (1A @ +12V, the rest from +5V), and I don't think the power useage or temperature have changed recently. |
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