got a n.i.b vp6 and guess what?

[kc8adu]

found a new unused vp6 at a mom and pop computer store in the clearance bin for $10
put it on the bench and lit it off .
it works but getting .5v p-p hash on vcore.
guess those jackcon caps were crap when new!
when recapped the noise in only 25mv or so.

[Topcat]

a NIB VP6 for 10 bucks, nice find! It doesn't surprise me the junkcon caps are bad out of the box, but I've never gotten a flaky NIB VP6...

However, I have seen a few MSI's and Gigabytes (using mostly Teyah and CHHSI caps), be flaky out of the box.

[kc8adu]

it runs stable but i know trouble is around the corner.
doing a premptive strike.

[stretch0069]

Even without use, electrolytic caps degrade and eventually "go bad", albeit after a loooong time. But considering the piss-poor manufacturing of these caps, going bad after 4 years on the shelf isn't suprising.

Nice find by the way.