On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
> -> In September 2002, reports started to surface in the United States
> -> among brand name computer manufacturers that there were problems
> -> with low-ESR aluminum capacitors produced in Taiwan. Apparently, a
> -> poor-quality, water-based electrolyte had been supplied to multiple
> -> manufacturers of low-ESR aluminum electrolytic capacitors in
> -> Taiwan. Our intelligence sources in Taiwan later confirmed that as
This has impacted things other than commodity PC equiment. www.dsm.org
(dedicated diamond star motors vehicles) has/d a section on do it yourself
replacement of capacitors on the engine control computer of the Eagle
Talon/Mitsubishi Eclipse/Plymouth Laser twins. Appears to be essentially
the same problem.
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Received on Mon Nov 04 2002 - 21:01:01 GMT