[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-05 Thread Andy Kellner
Unbelivable ! --- On Mon, 5/9/11, i8cvs wrote: From: i8cvs Subject: [amsat-bb] 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina To: "Amsat - BBs" Received: Monday, 5 September, 2011, 10:32 AM Hi All, Just for curiosity please look at this 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina !

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-05 Thread David 4X1DG
Domenico, It can help our community, if you could provide some info on the vendor. was it an eBay vendor? - Original Message - From: "i8cvs" To: "Amsat - BBs" Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:32 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina Hi All, J

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-05 Thread Ben Bishop
That pic has been floating around the Internet for several years - it's not just a single vendor (and shonks aren't endemic to China). Check out http://www.google.com/search?q=fake+capacitors&tbm=isch for many horror stories. 73, Ben VK2FBRB On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:20 PM, David 4X1DG <4x...@iar

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-05 Thread Tim Cunningham
Unfortunately, counterfeit parts are flooding the market, especially parts in limited supply. Some components may be painted and stamped with the choice of a difficult to obtain component. 73's, Tim - N8DEU - Original Message - From: "i8cvs" To: "Amsat - BBs" Sent: Monday, Septemb

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-05 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 00:32:36 +0200 "i8cvs" wrote: > Hi All, > > Just for curiosity please look at this 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor > purchased in Cina ! > > http://sinocom.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=2124&d=1302278111 > > The left capacitor is encapsulated in original conditions while th

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-06 Thread Trevor .
Stuffing capacitors is a standard technique in the restoration of old radios. If anyone had the time to waste they'd probably find the original of that picture on one of the many US websites dealing with restoration work. The picture was circulated around 2007/8 in an email attempting to smear

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-06 Thread PY5LF
: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Em nome de Tim Cunningham Enviada: terça-feira, 6 de setembro de 2011 01:59 Para: AMSAT-BB Assunto: [amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina Unfortunately, counterfeit parts are flooding the market, especially