Capacitor Failure

[Jazz P Bass]

Interesting article on the reason Taiwanese caps made in 2000-2002 are failing.
Espionage on the electrlytic formula snagged an incomplete recipe.
One factory churned out tons of faulty electrolyte that went to different manufacturers.
Pooh-pooh on the manufacturers for not discovering this before they made there caps.

[Prairie Dawg]

Interesting article on the reason Taiwanese caps made in 2000-2002 are failing.
Espionage on the electrlytic formula snagged an incomplete recipe.
One factory churned out tons of faulty electrolyte that went to different manufacturers.
Pooh-pooh on the manufacturers for not discovering this before they made there caps.

It's an interesting commentary on industrial espionage and how it can come back at you.