Amico Capacitors

3300uf · 12-23-2012, 09:10 AM

Hi guys. I saw some Amico branded capacitors on Amazon. They're really cheap and appear to of Chinese origin. Some of the reviews say they've used them for Audio repairs and various projects with good results. Nothing with respect to motherboards though. Anyone used this brand to recap a motherboard? Appreciate your feedback.

**PeteS in CA** · 12-23-2012, 03:09 PM

Haven't heard of them. Sounds like they might be OK for general purpose usage, but motherboard filter capacitors are a very high stress usage. I would recommend not using them to repair motherboards.

I wish I could suggest something that would work for you - knowing what brands and series are good is relatively easy, but I don't know what would be available to you in Trinidad. If Newark, Farnell, Element14 or DigiKey (all are distributors, not manufacturers) sell to Trinidad, those would be good starting places.

**japlytic** · 12-30-2012, 12:42 AM

Any pictures of them?

**Evil Lurker** · 12-30-2012, 02:29 AM

One word... nope.

3300uf · 01-03-2013, 04:54 AM

Sorry for the late response guys, appreciate your responses.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteS in CA

Haven't heard of them. Sounds like they might be OK for general purpose usage, but motherboard filter capacitors are a very high stress usage. I would recommend not using them to repair motherboards.

I wish I could suggest something that would work for you - knowing what brands and series are good is relatively easy, but I don't know what would be available to you in Trinidad. If Newark, Farnell, Element14 or DigiKey (all are distributors, not manufacturers) sell to Trinidad, those would be good starting places.

That's exactly the problem PeteS. Any of the quality items that I need must be imported. Most of what's available here are generic brands...you never know what you're going to get.

I took a chance and ordered the Amicos already though. The set I ordered were labelled specifically for Motherboards. They should be here sometime this week. I'll install them and report on how they fare.

Thanks again.

**tom66** · 01-03-2013, 05:18 AM

If they are ordinary low ESR, it will probably work OK, but they will not last very long.

If they are general purpose I don't expect them to work at all.

3300uf · 01-04-2013, 01:41 PM

I got them and replaced 4 bad caps on a Dell Dimension 4550 Mobo. The board is behaving the same as before: sometimes it boots to bios, but at no time does it get to the OS splash screen.

Can't say for certain that these new caps are no good as the mobo may have other problems with it.

I've attached a couple of pictures to show what they look like.

**mariushm** · 01-04-2013, 02:20 PM

The ones in the picture aren't Amico, they're made by ChongX :

http://www.chongx.cn/en/cp_view.asp?id=567

But on their site , the CD110X are only rated for 2000h @ 85c

Still crappy capacitors but they would at least get the board running. But your motherboard probably also has some capacitors that are not swollen or visibly bad and those still affect how the board works.

**Pentium4** · 01-04-2013, 04:08 PM

Wow...so Cheng, Chang, ChengX, and ChongX must be the same company?

**mariushm** · 01-04-2013, 04:17 PM

No, Chang are Changzhou Huawei Electronics Co., Ltd and they're basically from 1987, so they should know something about capacitors:

http://www.huaweiec.cn/product_list_e.asp

I didn't see a lot of them fail, and even my Tenma linear power supply uses Chang exclusively and I'm not gonna bother replacing them.

These ChongX are (supposedly) made by "Changzhou Hua Hong Electronics Co.", and these started in '98.

They seem to be copying the Chang logo (but it's O instead of A and the N is much thinner)

http://www.chongx.cn/en/about.asp

later edit: and there's also chengx, chong etc.. clones or relabeled or no longer made stuff : http://translate.google.com/translat...chengx&act=url

**theOracle** · 01-14-2013, 04:50 AM

cheap capacitors are never a bargain - just import the good stuff (Rubycon, Chemicon, Panasonic, Nichicon) and even if it seems expensive, it is still a very cheap way to get a computer running again.

PS - Cheech & Chong brand is my favorite!

**kc8adu** · 01-14-2013, 04:11 PM

beat me to it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by theOracle

cheap capacitors are never a bargain - just import the good stuff (Rubycon, Chemicon, Panasonic, Nichicon) and even if it seems expensive, it is still a very cheap way to get a computer running again.

PS - Cheech & Chong brand is my favorite!

**LLLlllou** · 02-09-2013, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3300uf

I got them and replaced 4 bad caps on a Dell Dimension 4550 Mobo. The board is behaving the same as before: sometimes it boots to bios, but at no time does it get to the OS splash screen.

Can't say for certain that these new caps are no good as the mobo may have other problems with it.

I've attached a couple of pictures to show what they look like.

Those are utter garbage, but one would expect them to at least get the board up and running for a few days. Pop open the power supply and have a look, you probably have a bunch of bad caps in there too.

**lti** · 02-09-2013, 01:57 PM

Those Dimension 4550 boards are surprisingly tolerant of bad caps. My parents have been running one for years with bad caps in the power supply and motherboard, and it is still stable.

12-23-2012, 09:10 AM	#1
3300uf New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 City & State: San Fernando My Country: Trinidad I'm a: Knowledge Seeker Posts: 3	Amico Capacitors Hi guys. I saw some Amico branded capacitors on Amazon. They're really cheap and appear to of Chinese origin. Some of the reviews say they've used them for Audio repairs and various projects with good results. Nothing with respect to motherboards though. Anyone used this brand to recap a motherboard? Appreciate your feedback.

12-23-2012, 03:09 PM	#2
PeteS in CA Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 City & State: San Jose, CA My Country: USA, Unsure of Planet Line Voltage: 120VAC, 60Hz & 115VAC, 400Hz I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 2,970	Re: Amico Capacitors Haven't heard of them. Sounds like they might be OK for general purpose usage, but motherboard filter capacitors are a very high stress usage. I would recommend not using them to repair motherboards. I wish I could suggest something that would work for you - knowing what brands and series are good is relatively easy, but I don't know what would be available to you in Trinidad. If Newark, Farnell, Element14 or DigiKey (all are distributors, not manufacturers) sell to Trinidad, those would be good starting places. __________________ PeteS in CA Power Supplies should be boring: No loud noises, no bright flashes, and no bad smells. Where might is right There is no right. - Sophocles in "Antigone" ************************** All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring ************************** To kill personal responsibility, initiative or success, punish it by taxing it. To encourage irresponsibility, improvidence, dependence and failure, reward it by subsidizing it.

12-30-2012, 12:42 AM	#3
japlytic Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 City & State: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia My Country: Australia Line Voltage: 240VAC 50Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Posts: 1,977	Re: Amico Capacitors Any pictures of them? __________________ My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

12-30-2012, 02:29 AM	#4
Evil Lurker Warranty Voider Join Date: Feb 2011 City & State: West Tennessee, USA Posts: 452	Re: Amico Capacitors One word... nope.

01-03-2013, 05:18 AM	#6
tom66 EVs Rule Join Date: Apr 2011 City & State: Leeds My Country: UK Line Voltage: 230Vac 50Hz I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 32,373	Re: Amico Capacitors If they are ordinary low ESR, it will probably work OK, but they will not last very long. If they are general purpose I don't expect them to work at all. __________________ Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead! Free service manuals: http://www.toms-service-manuals.com/ -- 72 LED/LCD TVs, 5 monitors, 28 plasma TVs, and 2 AVR 6.1 amplifiers fixed! -- I repair Pioneer 9G Plasma Main Boards & KRP-M01 Media Receivers (PM me for info) 2 Pioneer KURO 9G, 12 Panasonic LCD/Plasma, 1 Sony LCD, 1 NEC Plasma, 2 Yamaha HTS, 5 Sharp LCDs, 5 Toshiba LCDs, 7 Philips Plasma/LCD, 1 Hitachi Plasma, 11 LG LCD/Plasma, 18 Samsung LED/LCD/Plasma, 1 Thomson Plasma, 1 Atec LCD, 1 Hanspree LCD, 1 Xerox LCD, 1 Harwa LCD, 2 Proview LCD, 2 Hyundai LCD, 1 "Onn" LCD, 1 Grundig LCD, 1 Dell LCD, 1 iiyama LCD, 1 Acer LED, 1 Logik LCD, 1 Baird (China) LCD, 6 Bush LCDs, 22 Vestel LCDs (Best->Worst)

01-04-2013, 02:20 PM	#8
mariushm Badcaps Veteran Join Date: May 2011 City & State: Romania Line Voltage: 230VAC 50Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 3,720	Re: Amico Capacitors The ones in the picture aren't Amico, they're made by ChongX : http://www.chongx.cn/en/cp_view.asp?id=567 But on their site , the CD110X are only rated for 2000h @ 85c Still crappy capacitors but they would at least get the board running. But your motherboard probably also has some capacitors that are not swollen or visibly bad and those still affect how the board works.

01-04-2013, 04:08 PM	#9
Pentium4 CapXon Be Gone Join Date: Sep 2011 City & State: WA State My Country: USA Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Hardcore Geek Posts: 3,162	Re: Amico Capacitors Wow...so Cheng, Chang, ChengX, and ChongX must be the same company? __________________ Buy quality, and you only cry once

01-04-2013, 04:17 PM	#10
mariushm Badcaps Veteran Join Date: May 2011 City & State: Romania Line Voltage: 230VAC 50Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 3,720	Re: Amico Capacitors No, Chang are Changzhou Huawei Electronics Co., Ltd and they're basically from 1987, so they should know something about capacitors: http://www.huaweiec.cn/product_list_e.asp I didn't see a lot of them fail, and even my Tenma linear power supply uses Chang exclusively and I'm not gonna bother replacing them. These ChongX are (supposedly) made by "Changzhou Hua Hong Electronics Co.", and these started in '98. They seem to be copying the Chang logo (but it's O instead of A and the N is much thinner) http://www.chongx.cn/en/about.asp later edit: and there's also chengx, chong etc.. clones or relabeled or no longer made stuff : http://translate.google.com/translat...chengx&act=url Last edited by mariushm; 01-04-2013 at 04:24 PM..

01-14-2013, 04:50 AM	#11
theOracle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 City & State: Alabama My Country: USA Line Voltage: 120V - 60Hz I'm a: Hardcore Geek Posts: 157	Re: Amico Capacitors cheap capacitors are never a bargain - just import the good stuff (Rubycon, Chemicon, Panasonic, Nichicon) and even if it seems expensive, it is still a very cheap way to get a computer running again. PS - Cheech & Chong brand is my favorite! Last edited by theOracle; 01-14-2013 at 04:53 AM..

02-09-2013, 01:57 PM	#14
lti Badcaps Veteran Join Date: May 2011 City & State: Windsor, Colorado My Country: United States I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 2,000	Re: Amico Capacitors Those Dimension 4550 boards are surprisingly tolerant of bad caps. My parents have been running one for years with bad caps in the power supply and motherboard, and it is still stable.

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