Yesterday, I saw some bad "R&C" brand capacitors in a Conia CSTB303 set-top box.
Are there any other sightings of this brand of capacitor?
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.
Just did a repair on my Logitech LS21 2.1 speakers. All the caps were R&C brand. I've never heard of them before either. About a dozen total. None were bloated but half were bad with weak uF and high ohms (5-10ohms) and the the other half weren't far behind. None had less than 2ohms ESR, ranging from values of 47-220uF. Only a 7W speaker setup, ~5 years old and only ever use it at moderate volume so it's not like it was abused. Even some Chang caps would put these to shame. Absolute garbage!
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