| mobyd |
Warning :
Just got some caps on fleabay and something didn't seem quite right so did a bit of (20/20 hindsight) research and found..
1: Nippon Chemicon don't make a 100uF 450 volt KMG cap
(the biggest at that voltage level in KMG is 47uF)
2: The KMG range is wire ended, not snap-in
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| joetama |
Wow. I have seen the transistor fakes but not the caps.
That is incredible. |
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| quasi |
| quote: | Originally posted by darkfenriz
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You gotta be kidding me. Is that photo for real?? :eek: |
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| Nordic |
You gotta be kidding.. is that the first time you see that pic?
I have even recommended people use this method, when refurbishing old gear, to keep the original look... |
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| quasi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nordic
You gotta be kidding.. is that the first time you see that pic?
I have even recommended people use this method, when refurbishing old gear, to keep the original look... |
I must confess, it is the first time I've seen that pic.
For re-furbishing old gear, yeah great idea no probs there. But to put a 35 volt 2200uF cap in a 50v 6800uF? or have I mistaken the photo as a fake rather than a restoration? :xeye:
Cheers
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| sandyK |
Guys
Do you think that the Chinese counterfeiters are stupid enough to put a Rubycon capacitor inside a fake ? A cheap Asian capacitor, perhaps. I saw this photo a little while back.
Perhaps it started life as an April 1 prank ?
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| linuxguru |
| I think I've seen original Chemicon KMG or KMH 4700uF/50v snap-ins, so I'm not sure that's conclusive. However, there are several other indicators, including bad fonts, that indicate that the pic shown in the OP is that of a counterfeit. |
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| quasi |
| quote: | Originally posted by sandyK
Guys
Do you think that the Chinese counterfeiters are stupid enough to put a Rubycon capacitor inside a fake ? A cheap Asian capacitor, perhaps. I saw this photo a little while back.
Perhaps it started life as an April 1 prank ?
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Probably not, but an e-bay prankster? I heard of some wierd stuff out of ebay.... |
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| poynton |
| quote: | Originally posted by sandyK
Guys
Do you think that the Chinese counterfeiters are stupid enough to put a Rubycon capacitor inside a fake ? .... |
Only a fake Rubycon !!!
Perhaps it's like a Russian doll ? Inside is a fake Black Gate.
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| mobyd |
| quote: | Originally posted by linuxguru
I think I've seen original Chemicon KMG or KMH 4700uF/50v snap-ins, so I'm not sure that's conclusive. However, there are several other indicators, including bad fonts, that indicate that the pic shown in the OP is that of a counterfeit. |
There is another indicator not obvious from the picture - the text "negative black" printed on the plastic sleeve, yet neither rivet has a trace of black paint. I hope there are no Chinese counterfeiters reading this gathering hints on how to make more convincing looking fakes :-)
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| housing |
Why would a person counterfeit a Nippon Chemicon cap, because of its low monetary value and unpopularity amongst DIYers? :D
The most common counterfeits are Elna for Audio, Cerafines........ ;) |
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