Capacitor caps going bad, what equipment will that affect, also what non railroad stuff might have a problem in our homes, never heard of this untill a thread here.
Can you elaborate a bit more ? Capacitors in what ? Pretty much any electronic device will have capacitors of some kind in them.
Mark.
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rrebellCapacitor caps going bad,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
Good Luck, Ed
The capacitor plague was years ago, anything impacted by it would have failed more a decade ago.
Electrolytics do dry out in time, but that can be a long time unless operated at high temperatures. In a consumer device, that could be ten or more years. Something else would probably fail first, and the device may not be worth repairing either.
Vintage computers often require "re-capping" to get them going again, but they were sold 25 or more years ago. Worthwhile, because the example in question is not available anymore.
That kinda hits on the question, I have had computers fatl on me but it is always the power supply or the hard drive.
Computer power supplies generally have electrolytic capacitors in them, and tend to create a warmer environment for themselves, so those caps may tend to age faster.
Hard drives are high-speed, high-precision mechanical devices with a finite life span. Wear and tear take their toll on the actuating mechanism, and once a head hits a platter, they're toast.
MrMe Computer power supplies generally have electrolytic capacitors in them, and tend to create a warmer environment for themselves, so those caps may tend to age faster. Hard drives are high-speed, high-precision mechanical devices with a finite life span. Wear and tear take their toll on the actuating mechanism, and once a head hits a platter, they're toast.