Re: All solid capacitors ???



Some Guy wrote:

Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".

Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors?

Newish technology.

They're electrolytics still though, just a wholly different type but with much
longer working life too.

The problem in standard electrolytics is the liquid electrolyte which eventually
dries up.

Graham


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