Re: Substitutes for GSC T18C 1500uF 6.3V caps

On 2005-06-23, Dave Platt <dplatt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>Can someone recommend a subst for this 1500uF 6.3V electrolytic
>>capacitor:
>
> I'd probably recommend something like a Panasonic FC or FM series
> capacitor - 105-degree-C rated, designed for switching power supply
> applications.
>
>> GSC
>> [RE] 105°C
>> T18C
>>
>>Radial pins, 200 mil pitch (apparently).
>
> I'd guess that's a 5 mm pitch?

Yes, about 5 mm. Can't tell 5 mm from 5.08 mm with a ruler.

> Panasonic FM series has a 6.3 WVDC 1500 uF cap, 10 mm diameter, 20 mm
> high, 5 mm lead pitch - their part number is EEU-FM0J152, Digikey
> part number P12343-ND, Digi-Key price $0.59 each.
>
> You might want to go up to a EEU-FM0J222L, P12344-ND at $0.61 each -
> same diameter, same pitch, same voltage, 2200 uF, 25 mm high.
>
> FC-series equivalents (not quite so good a set of ratings) are
> EEU-FC0J152 and EEU-FC0J222.

Thanks.

>>This is for a Soltek SL-65KV2 motherboard that just died. Two
>>caps swelled up and two others actually started leaking
>>electrolyte.
>
> Don't you just love having to suffer the consequences of somebody
> else's incompetent industrial espionage?

Loving every minute of it. And there's more to come since there
are at least a dozen more capacitors of the same manufacturer on
that board.

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