Just upgraded PS caps on LM1875 gainclone - Page 2

lanchile · 24th January 2012, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by discrete

I vote fake.

The red text on the real ones are etched/burned/stamped, not just painted.
I have more FM series than FC series caps, but my FCs do not have a '+' in front of the 105C.
Some (older) FMs do though.

These are about $1.60 in small quantities at Digikey.

I agree!!! etched/burned/stamped = REAL.

abraxalito · 24th January 2012, 04:34 AM

I tend to go by eyeballing the rubber seals in the base. If these look crisp and have well defined edges they're probably ok. Fakes have poorly defined or non-existent featuring on the bung I reckon.

lanchile · 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Igla

Hi !
I have just upgraded power supply caps on my LM1875 chip amp with Panasonic FC. They are not burned in but I can say this is an improvement from the standard caps. The mids and hights are softer and more laid back without a loss of details. Bass is deeper and the soundstage is much better.
I have got them from an ebay seller from China (8 pieces 1000uF/50V for 10$). I wonder if they are real. They doesn't look to me as fakes. On the first photo are the caps I had before.
Let me put it this way; if they are fake they are doing a good job.
I hope someone can comment if they are true Panasonic FC.
Regards,

Those letters on side are kind of "orange"...The real ones are "dark red" and they are not painted..They are melted in
!!!

madtecchy · 24th January 2012, 11:10 AM

They are fake mate . get some real ones if it bothers you if not . light up a cigar open the whiskey and enjoy your cheap upgrade.. Simplezz

Igla · 24th January 2012, 02:33 PM

Madtecchy; that's exactly what I'm gonna do this evening. The bottle is already opened (it's only half empty, by the way) and of course, I will also smoke a cigarette or two.

If nothing else, this was a chepa (10$) lesson - never trust a seller from China. But after all, they don't sound bad at all.
And the best is that I've just found a ebay seller who has some Elna Silmic for very low price. I think he is from China.

AndrewT · 24th January 2012, 04:16 PM

PCBs from the far east are a much safer risk.
Components from the far east are very risky.

ClaveFremen · 24th January 2012, 08:55 PM

I don't hink they're fake...

The attached picture are from genuine FCs buyed from RS Components in Italy.

GloBug · 25th January 2012, 01:07 AM

I found one here today with red stamped in as well.
The blue plastic looks a little grainy in the OP picture though.

Igla · 25th January 2012, 10:05 AM

Finally some promising news. Apparently there are different series of FC caps.
I have wrote a message to the seller just for fun to see his answer. I can hardly wait for his answer.

GloBug · 26th January 2012, 12:58 PM

I try and look at their negative feedback. (On eBay) If there is a couple of counterfeit complaints I move along to the next one.

24th January 2012, 04:34 AM	#12
abraxalito diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hangzhou - Marco Polo's 'most beautiful city'. 700yrs is a long time though... Blog Entries: 62	I tend to go by eyeballing the rubber seals in the base. If these look crisp and have well defined edges they're probably ok. Fakes have poorly defined or non-existent featuring on the bung I reckon. __________________ When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. C.A.E. Goodhart

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24th January 2012, 11:10 AM	#14
madtecchy diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: wigan	They are fake mate . get some real ones if it bothers you if not . light up a cigar open the whiskey and enjoy your cheap upgrade.. Simplezz

24th January 2012, 02:33 PM	#15
Igla diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Slovenia	Madtecchy; that's exactly what I'm gonna do this evening. The bottle is already opened (it's only half empty, by the way) and of course, I will also smoke a cigarette or two. If nothing else, this was a chepa (10$) lesson - never trust a seller from China. But after all, they don't sound bad at all. And the best is that I've just found a ebay seller who has some Elna Silmic for very low price. I think he is from China.

24th January 2012, 04:16 PM	#16
AndrewT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scottish Borders	PCBs from the far east are a much safer risk. Components from the far east are very risky.

25th January 2012, 01:07 AM	#18
GloBug Banned Join Date: Jun 2011	I found one here today with red stamped in as well. The blue plastic looks a little grainy in the OP picture though.

25th January 2012, 10:05 AM	#19
Igla diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Slovenia	Finally some promising news. Apparently there are different series of FC caps. I have wrote a message to the seller just for fun to see his answer. I can hardly wait for his answer.

26th January 2012, 12:58 PM	#20
GloBug Banned Join Date: Jun 2011	I try and look at their negative feedback. (On eBay) If there is a couple of counterfeit complaints I move along to the next one.