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Comment by toast0

Samsung had a batch of these too; I suspect it's a combination of iffy suppliers and designing things exactly to the spec. Thermal design feels like it's often glossed over, especially with cables going everywhere and interrupting airflow.

On the other hand, if it's common knowledge that everyone overbuilds for tolerances on capacitors, it's easier to not feel bad about putting 95C electrolytic fluid in a can marked 105C if you "know" that it's common to bump up the rating by some factor when ordering parts.

parent toast0 7 years ago

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