Exploding capacitors

User Comments: 8

1. February 25, 2003 4:10 AM
   cyclone2 said:
   Abit + blown capaciter = me :(Paid good money for a BF-6 and it blew up shotly after warranty expired I Dont buy Abit anymore
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2. February 25, 2003 4:16 AM
   Per Hansson said:
   Hi, thanks for the reply, I'm sorry to hear that...You could always send it [URL=http://home.att.net/~garyheadlee/services.htm]to this guy[/URL] to have it repaired for 50$...Do you have any pics of it?
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3. February 25, 2003 10:16 AM
   StormBringer said:
   This sounds like another case of a company using cheap, shoddy components in their products.
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4. February 25, 2003 10:36 AM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Usually, the maximum temperature for the capacitors is written in them, typically 85C or 105C. If they're too close to CPUs and MOSFETs, this is what happens. Bad quality components, maybe, but it can also be bad motherboard design.
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5. February 25, 2003 6:13 PM
   StormBringer said:
   Either way, it is still shoddy craftsmanship.
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6. February 25, 2003 10:04 PM
   conradguerrero said:
   I had a capacitor (i think) in my power supply blow just recently. Wasn't an Abit, think it was a John Deer? Not too sure, got an Antec now.:D
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7. February 25, 2003 11:04 PM
   Vehementi said:
   A John Deer PSU?I thought they made tractors and stuff :confused:[size=1]Heh that's John Deere...[/size]Still, that is the price of cheap components. Did you lose anything else from the power surge?
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8. February 28, 2003 1:53 AM
   Unregistered said:
   i too have an abit ak7-100 campasitor goo between. abit wants $25.00 BUT HOW MANY MILLIONS of mobo's thats a lot of moo-la . what a scam. i still have 6 months before my warrenyruns out but abit didnt see that way they went by the manufacturing date. i will never buy any abit motherboards.
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