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Originally Posted by jaycee
... The SMD electrolytics are made exactly the same way...
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They should have been made the same way back then but the SMD caps leaked and the non SMD caps didn't.
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Originally Posted by jaycee
The Amigas used early generation SMD parts, so I guess design flaws in those parts have long since been corrected. Capacitors have a finite life span anyway, and many Amigas have long exceeded that lifespan.
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Yea, it could have been that early SMD caps were defective. We won't know if later ones were for awhile. It looks like the new SMD caps are the same design which is what worries me. Another potential problem is that most electronics makers plan on obsolescence in 5 years or less so why would cap manufacturers change the design? I'm not so worried about the caps failing as leaking. Well, thanks for your opinion. That's +1 who thinks modern SMD=thru hole for cap leak resistance. Maybe I should have started a poll. Any one else with an opinion?