[sdiy] FYI: Taiwanese Capacitors Leaking, Exploding

[ph at attbi.com]

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/11/04/1751210.shtml?
tid=137

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Taiwanese Capacitors Leaking, Exploding 
Posted by Hemos on Monday November 04, @01:02PM
from the ka-BLAM dept.
ackthpt writes "A few astute slashdot readers were on to 
something back when this article was published. After a 
tip (at e-insight.net) on failing caps over at amdmb I 
did a little looking around and found this article by 
Dennis Zogbi on TTI Inc.'s site, which goes into more 
detail. In a nutshell, many motherboards are now failing 
due to electolytic capacitors made with an inferior 
water-based electolyte. Within days or a few months 
these capacitors build up hydrogen gas and blow the 
rubber bung out the end of the capacitor, leaking 
electolyte and causing havoc. The problem may be 
widespread, as many consumer electronics made with these 
capacitors may also fail prematurely. Gary Headlee 
specializes in Abit motherboards, but as his FAQ states, 
he will work on other makes and the FAQ has more info on 
capacitor problems."