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Old 02-16-2011, 06:42 AM   #1
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Default Capacitors for power supply

The low esr capacitors for motherboards can be used in smps?
If not , which series are recommended?
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Old 02-16-2011, 10:51 AM   #2
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The low esr capacitors for motherboards can be used in smps?
If not , which series are recommended?
Low ESR capacitors are used on motherboards and SMPS applications. A list of recommend caps can in the FAQ section at

http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2280
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:37 PM   #3
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The low esr capacitors for motherboards can be used in smps?
What kind of SMPS are we talking about here?
If it's just for any good old computer power supply, then motherboard-grade capacitors should actually be avoided.
For LCD monitor/TV SMPS, motherboard-grade capacitors will likely be fine, depending on the SMPS design of course.
Generally, if the power supply has fairly large toroidal coils, such as the ones found on the output of computer power supplies, then motherboard-grade capacitors should not be used because they may cause ringing in the coils, which can result in higher ripple and noise output.
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