Posted: 11/2/2025 4:20:22 AM EDT
[Last Edit: David0858][Edited]
 Attached File JK - I bought this a couple years ago from Ebay. The seller didn't bother to mention this little problem and it wasn't in the listing pictures. I got such a smoking deal on the board, CPU, heatsink and fan and memory combo though I didn't even say anything to the seller once I found everything actually worked fine. I booted it up like that as if it hadn't worked I was going to file a claim against the seller. I changed the caps out once I found it worked and they were a BITCH to get out, one leg on each is in a THICK ground plane. That's how it came and the pic I was going to send the seller and Ebay if it hadn't worked. Edit - I case someone doesn't know about the capacitor plague, just about all electronics for several years in this time frame had bad electrolytic capacitors that went bad over time. I would have been changing them anyway even if they hadn't looked bad and had bought the board knowing that. That's the reasom I wasn't more upset about them. |
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don't always come true
That dreams don't always come true
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The capacitor plague - "The Role of Industrial Espionage The defective formula's origin is tied to a dramatic case of corporate espionage in 2001. A chemist at Japan's Rubycon Corporation—a leading capacitor maker—allegedly stole an incomplete electrolyte recipe and defected to Luminous Town Electric (also known as Ltech), a former employer in China. In a rush to scale production, the formula was miscopied or implemented without proper stabilizers (e.g., depolarizing agents to inhibit hydrogen formation). This flawed version then spread to several Taiwanese startups and manufacturers *added by david0858 - the Taiwanese had stolen the bad recipe from the Chinese (the rest of the Chinese manufacturers had stolen it from the company that had stolen it from the Japanese) who had stolen it from the Japanese* , such as Chanco, Aishin, and others, who produced and distributed the bad capacitors en masse.Industrial espionage wasn't new in the sector—electrolyte formulas were closely guarded trade secrets—but this incident amplified the issue. Counterfeit parts and poor quality control in the supply chain further compounded it, leading to "plague" levels of failure across brands." |
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don't always come true
That dreams don't always come true
