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| Some Guy |
 Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:01 pm |
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Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".
Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors? |
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| Karl Uppiano |
| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:19 pm |
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"Some Guy" <Some@Guy.com> wrote in message news:45BB6944.8E451E61@Guy.com...
Quote: Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".
Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors?
Could be tantalums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum). |
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| Karl Uppiano |
| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:07 pm |
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"Some Guy" <Some@Guy.com> wrote in message news:45BB6944.8E451E61@Guy.com...
Quote: Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".
Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors?
It is a new technology. Conductive polymer instead of electrolytic paste. I
did some Googling around, and found this explanation from an industry
newsletter:
http://www.low-esr.com/epn0901lowesrart.html-ssi |
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| Robert Baer |
| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:23 am |
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Karl Uppiano wrote:
Quote: "Some Guy" <Some@Guy.com> wrote in message news:45BB6944.8E451E61@Guy.com...
Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".
Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors?
Could be tantalums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum).
Then again, aluminum electrolytics are solid (no liquids used in
electrolytics since the 1930's AFAIK). |
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| Karl Uppiano |
| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:46 am |
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"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uMdvh.16359$yx6.14021@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
Quote: Karl Uppiano wrote:
"Some Guy" <Some@Guy.com> wrote in message
news:45BB6944.8E451E61@Guy.com...
Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".
Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors?
Could be tantalums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum).
Then again, aluminum electrolytics are solid (no liquids used in
electrolytics since the 1930's AFAIK).
I was under the impression that aluminum electrolytics use some kind of
electrolyte paste. I thought that is why they have rubber seals, and why
they dry out or explode when over-stressed. |
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| Robert Baer |
| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:50 am |
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Karl Uppiano wrote:
Quote: "Robert Baer" <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uMdvh.16359$yx6.14021@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
Karl Uppiano wrote:
"Some Guy" <Some@Guy.com> wrote in message
news:45BB6944.8E451E61@Guy.com...
Gigabyte is making a big deal about their motherboards having "all
solid capacitors".
Is this some new type of capacitor technology, or are they saying
that they don't use electrolytic (paper?) capacitors?
Could be tantalums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum).
Then again, aluminum electrolytics are solid (no liquids used in
electrolytics since the 1930's AFAIK).
I was under the impression that aluminum electrolytics use some kind of
electrolyte paste. I thought that is why they have rubber seals, and why
they dry out or explode when over-stressed.
There is some moisture involved during manufacture like you
mentioned; it is very close to a solid.
Perhaps those plastic electrolyte types are what is alluded to inthat ad. |
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