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== Specialties == | == Specialties == | ||
Nichicon is known for its audio capacitors. | Nichicon is known for its audio capacitors. | ||
== Failures/Capacitor Plague == | == Failures/Capacitor Plague == | ||
Nichicon HM and HN capacitors from around 2000-2010 are known to fail. These capacitors fail due to the special Ultra Low ESR electrolyte that did not contain the necessary preservatives. | Nichicon HM and HN capacitors from around 2000-2010 are known to fail. These capacitors fail due to the special Ultra Low ESR electrolyte that did not contain the necessary preservatives. | ||
Nichicon PL capacitors are known to leak electrolytic fluid from the bottom, corroding the capacitor leads and the circuit board. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 30 May 2023
Nichicon Corporation is a Japanese company established in about 1950 [1] that makes Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors, Supercapacitors (Electric Double Layer Capacitors), Aluminum Polymer Capacitors, Film Capacitors, Thermistors, Lithium Ion Batteries, Power Supplies, and Electronic Modules. [2]
Specialties
Nichicon is known for its audio capacitors.
Failures/Capacitor Plague
Nichicon HM and HN capacitors from around 2000-2010 are known to fail. These capacitors fail due to the special Ultra Low ESR electrolyte that did not contain the necessary preservatives.
Nichicon PL capacitors are known to leak electrolytic fluid from the bottom, corroding the capacitor leads and the circuit board.
- ↑ Nichicon Corporation "History"
- ↑ Nichicon Corporation "Products"