Which Chinese capacitor is better to use

Not really, i've seen some power supplys use jamicon TK but i don't really trust jamicon capacitors to last a long time.

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Sep 18, 2025

What brand would you choose first: Rubycon, Nichicon, or Panasonic?

High Grade Chinese Brand(s) Votes: 1 0.6 % Worth mentioning the new Elna caps all measured better than their claimed capacitance, so props to them for not cost cutting like everyone else. (Matsushita for accuracy) because the Technics uses Matsushita capacitors and for my recap on Technics I use these capacitors; but I use them because

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Mar 23, 2026

Bad capacitor brands for Revox B215-S recap???

For summarise that, it''s true that in some circuits, the "for audio" sticker on a capacitor doesn''t matter, and the sound can be darn good with the crappiest chinese capacitors, really. But in phono stage and low level path like head-pb amp, it''s better to replace them to something foil, even the lowest quality one will make difference for me

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Aug 08, 2025

When do I need to use polarized capacitors instead of non

It''s the wrong question, it''s not a matter of polarized vs non-polarized. The question should be capacitor technology ie electrolytic vs tantalum vs plastic film vs ceramic - where electrolytic and tantalum simply happen to be polarized.. Electrolytics have great charge density, ie lots of farads in a small volume, but their ESR and ESL suck which makes their ripple current ratings quite

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May 23, 2026

What do you think of China made capacitors

Chinese capacitors are sadly, the scourge of the electronics world. They are unreliable, run hot quite often, leak and vent most other days and explode with a startling regularity. To give you an idea of how unreliable they are, first port of call in modern failed gear is to check the caps for venting and/or high esr.

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May 15, 2026

High End audio electrolytic capacitors vs China cheap generics caps

What would be the sonic benefit of adding high end audio electrolytic capacitors to my amp compared to ultra cheap China caps ?.

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Jan 12, 2026

Better Capacitors Through Nanotechnology

Traditionally, capacitors are like really bad rechargeable batteries. Supercapacitors changed that, making it practical to use a fast-charging capacitor in place of rechargeable batteries. However,

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Aug 02, 2025

Question about two capacitor brands (pics included)

I just purchased a batch of electrolytic capacitors from two Chinese brands and was wondering if you guys had any experience with them. They are JWCO and Chenxing and

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Nov 02, 2025

chinese capacitors

Shenmao chinese capacitors Most of our products have brought great reputation to Shenmao. Since its establishment, we have been developing with the theory of ''Customer Foremost''. At the same time, our customers give us lots of re-purchases, which is a great trust for our products and brands. Thanks to the promotion of these customers, the brand

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Jun 24, 2026

Japanese Capacitors THAT important?

The big Chinese names have had time now to iron the wrinkles out, and technology has improved. The whole thing started with a formula that got copied down wrong, and that formula likely hasn''t been used in ages by the major Chinese brands. Ltec, Teapo, OST, Capxon... when was the last time any of you saw one of these fail? Wait, let me answer that.

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Sep 05, 2025

Why do you think "Japanese brand" capacitors are actually better? Seriously. A PSU is more than a box of capacitors. The Core is garbage. I''d still be suspicious if there were some dirt-cheap mystery Chinese capacitors, but there''s no reason to worry about Teapo. Upvote 0 Downvote. J. Juular Respectable. BANNED. Mar 14, 2020 1,061 259 1,940.

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Aug 16, 2025

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Lower ESR is better, although it likely will not matter much. I would pick high quality, name brand capacitors regardless. Better than needed will not hurt if you are unsure. In general lower ESR makes the capacitor better at filtering ripple in a low impedance circuit. It''s not directly related to frequency.

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Sep 25, 2025

Cambridge Audio 640P Uses Cheap Chinese Capacitors?

No better or worse than most vintage kit I come across. I removed the goop from mine just the same (as insurance if, like the old stuff, it becomes slightly conductive over time). When I re-installed the caps, I put a small dab of silicone at one edge just to serve the same purpose. Chinese capacitors, unknown parts, brown goo glue holding

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Jul 04, 2025

Chinese capacitors

I quit using Chinese capacitors. It was an easy fix and they cost about five times as much but capacitors are so darn cheap that is really not a huge problem. "It''s not new, it''s better than new!" Maru. Reply . Post Likes - 1 Likes, 0 Dislikes. Nwdave liked this post. 09-03-2021, 11:31 AM #3. Nwdave. View Profile View Forum Posts View Forum

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Aug 31, 2025

Cheap Chinese components

I noticed that Chinese components like resistors, diodes, capacitors are often very cheap compared to top brands. They''re few hundred % cheaper. I develop audio circuits with 9V

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Oct 21, 2025

Fake polypropylene capacitors from China?

I used 3 different 1 µF capacitors, and 2 470 nF parts of the chinese caps in parallel, which also resulted in about 1 µF (the capacitance was above the nominnal value). As you can see from the attachments, the chinese capacitors seem to have less DA than the X7R and the tantal capacitors, but very much more than the Wima MKS4 (polyester) ones.

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Aug 11, 2025

Fundamentally knowing when to use capacitors / inductors

If we need to design a switch mode power supply we use capacitors and inductors and diodes. If we need to design a better switch mode supply we might replace the diode with a MOSFET. If we need to reduce ripple voltage on a power supply we use a big capacitor. If we need to reduce ripple some more we might also use an inductor.

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Jan 31, 2026

Wurth brand capacitors seem to be good value for the money

I have been using Wurth capacitors for a few years now, but I have known the brand since 1979, when they were making great tools for the mechanical industry to specifications; I don''t know if the brand is even older. it seems that they are made to strict specifications in China by some not so well known Chinese capacitor manufacturer (but

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Feb 09, 2026

Chinese copper with teflon u cap capacitor

In my experience chinese copper has a density of 2.7g/cm^3 and is silver in colour, at least inside! However for most capacitors the dielectric is what matters, not the conductors. Why is copper in capacitors better than

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Mar 09, 2026

Best Motor Run Capacitors?

Hello, My Trane XL15I recently blew it''s dual run capacitor. The tech left me the original cap and the box the replacement came in. I started to get concerned when the replacement cap was almost an inch shorter than the OEM. I got even more concerned when the box for the new capacitor, a Titan Pro, said "Made In China"! Working in electronics I know a

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May 20, 2026

Replacing capacitors in speaker crossovers for better sound?

Again, K-Mart cheap Chinese electrolytic capacitors..no wonder ! Well,out they went and immediately in went Jantzen Z-Standard poly caps. You may wonder why a company didn''t spend another $25 to use better grade capacitors and resistors, but that could end up meaning that the retail price would be $100 higher, and people are budget minded

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May 18, 2026

capacitor

Many translated example sentences containing "capacitor" – Chinese-English dictionary and search engine for Chinese translations.

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Oct 31, 2025

Capacitor brands?

It should look like a capacitor when connected correctly and a diode with a relatively high voltage, about 1.5V to 3V, when connected backwards. I''ve just tested a

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Nov 27, 2025

Capacitor in Chinese? How to use Capacitor in Chinese. Learn Chinese

How to use Capacitor in Chinese. Now let''s learn how to say Capacitor in Chinese and how to write Capacitor in Chinese. Alphabet in Chinese, Chinese language code. It helps you to become a better listener. It even has health benefits, as studies have shown that people who speak two or more languages have more active minds later in life! 7

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Oct 22, 2025

105C to 85C Capacitors in Cheap Chinese Preamp

ON CAPACITORS: the degree rating (85°C or 105°C) refers the ability of the capacitor to withstand long-term elevated temperatures. Nothing more. The electrolytes of the capacitors are a kind of aqueous “juice”; to make capacitors that can (but don''t nominally) run hotter a more expensive kind of juice and packaging is necessary.

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Feb 20, 2026

These arrived today, what''s you''re experience with this brands

IMO, don''t over-think these things too much. Pretty much any modern part is going to be so much better than anything from decades ago that you''ll be fine. You should pick cap brands based on color, logo, or other aesthetic/mojo features this really isn''t true. fake capacitors happen, and it''s better to stick to name brands only.

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May 14, 2026

Capacitor brands?

It''s usually fairly easy to tell the polarity of an electrolytic capacitor. It will behave like a poor quality diode junction. It should look like a capacitor when connected correctly and a diode with a relatively high voltage, about 1.5V to 3V, when connected backwards. I''ve just tested a capacitor using my meter''s diode test function.

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Aug 03, 2025

Are Japanese capacitors better that Chinese? : r/AskElectronics

I''m absolutely certain that there are chinese-made capacitors that are superior to cheaper japanese ones, but I''ve no idea how to find out which ones.

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Sep 09, 2025

Cheap Chinese components

I noticed that Chinese components like resistors, diodes, capacitors are often very cheap compared to top brands. They''re few hundred % cheaper. I develop audio circuits with 9V power where component price is not important because work to build it, box it and paint job cost way more than electrical components.

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Jun 06, 2026

Can i use 2.0 uF capacitor to replace 1.5uF capacitor?

With few, the exact value of the capacitor is not very critical. Most caps are used to decouple power rails. Most caps in use are +/- 20%. Areas where the exact value matters are analog circuits such as filters, or oscillators, voltage multipliers and other frequency sensitive circuits.

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Aug 27, 2025

Loot Capacitor Storage Solutions : r/feedthebeast

This could potentially be worth it if you use enderio a lot. Other than that, yeah, 70% of them are trash to begin with, and maybe 10% that''s actually useful, then the rest would be situational, "unstable atomic impossible capacitor" for example is only ever useful if you want to use combustion generators.

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Aug 26, 2025

TEAPO vs CapXon capacitors, which one''s are better?

The Cooler Master unit has lower ripple, higher efficiency, and better 12V regulation, while the Fractal Design unit has better capacitors and better minor rail regulation. The Cooler Master unit has a ball bearing fan that may make more noise than the sleeve bearing fan in the Fractal Design unit, but is also likely to last longer.

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Mar 24, 2026

Any interest in Chinese Diesel clone gensets?

cheap chinese capacitors would probably be -50%+200% tolerance, in other words it would be 6.5 to 26 mfd out of the box actual, and be considered good. In almost any circuit, a capacitor has to be able to be 20% off value-better tolerances start to

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Oct 10, 2025

When do you use electrolytic versus ceramic capacitors?

You use film and ceramic capacitors to supplement them. Both are lower capacitance, but significantly better at handling high frequencies. Ceramics are commonly used in analog circuits, to decouple power rails close to ICs, etc. It should also be noted that ceramics tend to have some funny capacitance vs. voltage characteristics, which means

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May 21, 2026

What happened to electrolytic capacitors in the 21st century?

Industrial espionage gone wrong. Verified many years after the fact. Though it was suspected from nearly the beginning. (Article courstesy of The Wayback Machine, since the original is gone from the web.). Basic story: Guy leaves Japanese capacitor manufacturer Rubycon and goes to work for a company in China, taking a copy of the electrolyte formula for

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Feb 08, 2026

a guide to maximizing capacitor efficiency in your

First of all, if you are going for better than stellar capacitors it it almost necessary to download an addon mod called ''loot capacitor tooltips'' which will show you the exact level of capacitors down to hundredths, if you absolutely do not want to

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Aug 14, 2025

Capacitors (yeah, again!)

I have a few computers from 1986, 1988, 1992 - which have original cylinder capacitor and it works perfectly, the capacitors show no sign of damage, machines function perfectly. I''ve had a bunch of PCs in the late 90s, early 2000s that had significant capacitor issues and failures on motherboards for example.

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Dec 13, 2025

Chinese copper with teflon u cap capacitor

In my experience chinese copper has a density of 2.7g/cm^3 and is silver in colour, at least inside! However for most capacitors the dielectric is what matters, not the conductors. Why is copper in capacitors better than aluminium foil? I understand the difference between dielectricums, but not in conductors, as long as they are non

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Jul 27, 2025

If you had to choose a chinese/taiwanese/non japanese capacitor

Yeah, liquid electrolytic capacitors, to this day, are still a necessary evil. They aren''t super-long-life components to begin with, and certainly have their wear-out mechanisms, that is the evaporation of the electrolytic fluid either by diffusing through the rubber bung or even leaking electrolyte once the rubber finally deteriorates enough.

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May 15, 2026

If you had to choose a chinese/taiwanese/non japanese

And yes, most chinese/taiwanese companys have way cheaper series than japanese and american capacitor manufacturers have... And are judged by that... Still, they

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Dec 22, 2025

Chinese low ESR electrolytic capacitors that are decent?

Not really, i''ve seen some power supplys use jamicon TK but i don''t really trust jamicon capacitors to last a long time. Also, i think you''re better off getting capacitors from digikey/mouser because they are not as likely to be

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Nov 04, 2025

When should I use a low ESR capacitor

You should use a low ESR capacitor when the expected I^2 R heat loss (ripple current, squared, times the ESR), is too much heat for the component. Power-supply capacitors smooth ripple on DC power supplied from AC sources.

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Apr 26, 2026

Question

Dodgy Chinese capacitors will rot just sitting on a shelf due to an instable electrolyte formula that breaks down. Better (still somewhat junk) Chinese capacitors won''t, and their lifespan is more a matter of internal resistance causing heat during use, and the same is true for quality Japanese caps but they tend to have lower internal resistance (ESR) if a suitable

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May 26, 2026

Japanese capacitors vs Chinese capacitors(PSU) : r/buildapc

In broad strokes, Japan has better quality control than China. But even with amateur level knowledge of electronics design, I can tell you that the overall design of the power supply

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Feb 06, 2026

If you had to choose a chinese/taiwanese/non japanese

I''m actually starting to trust chinese caps more. i was recapping an old power supply [from an old tivo series 3 box] that the old Capxon and OST capacitors had failed. I

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Feb 17, 2026

Goodman 16 SEER

For the red I use a piggyback connector and take that to common on the capacitor. Yellow striped wire goes to herm on the capacitor. I''ve done a few on those small units before. It''s a tight squeeze. Usually I end up taking the top off of the condenser and putting the potential relay near the top. Remember the screw hole goes up.

6 Frequently Asked Questions about “Which Chinese capacitor is better to use ”

Should I buy capacitors from China?

Don't ever buy capacitors from China. Especially top brands from the post above. In addition to those there are: Vishay and Kemet are not "premium" grade electrolytic manufacturers. Kemet makes fine poly's and Vishay makes fine ceramic caps. I would not recommend ether as first choice for Electrolytics.

Are there any good capacitor brands?

There are many good capacitor brands. Not in particular order.. I personally prefer Rubycon but for reasons of availability do sometimes use Panasonic/nichicon. There are also many other ok brands but i prefer the above. Re: Capacitor brands? Don't ever buy capacitors from China. Especially top brands from the post above.

Are Japanese capacitors good quality?

Generally speaking, Japanese capacitors do have outstanding quality. This is a widely agreed upon fact but the reason people tend to trust them over other capacitors has much more to do with marketing and stereotypes than it has to do with factual evidence of subpar performance of capacitors from other countries.

How do I get a good capacitor?

To get a good capacitor, pay the extra 50 cents and choose brand name caps from reputable distributors like Panasonic, Nichicon, United Chemicon, and Rubycon. Avoid buying these brand name capacitors from ebay as they are likely to be counterfeit (98% chance or more). When showing pictures, remember to include the top vent and bottom bung.

Where can I buy a capacitor?

Capacitors seem to be one of those things that is counterfeited a lot, so definitely want to buy from good sources like Digikey, Mouser etc. AVoid Ebay, Aliexpress, Amazon etc as you don't know what you're getting. Re: Capacitor brands? Vishay and Kemet are not "premium" grade electrolytic manufacturers.

Is Ali express a reliable source of capacitors?

Never buy capacitors from unreliable sources as there are huge market for fakes. Ali express is not reliable source of goods. There are many good capacitor brands. Not in particular order.. I personally prefer Rubycon but for reasons of availability do sometimes use Panasonic/nichicon. There are also many other ok brands but i prefer the above.

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