Nov
23
The capacitors in the first picture are failing as can be seen by their bulging. They are supposed to hold the electric charge for the inverter circuit using the 4511GM FET ICs shown above. Once the capacitor cannot hold its designed charge, the BIT3193 PWM controller in the middle of the bottom picture tells the …
Nov
08
Multiple blown capacitors are shown in this DVD player’s PSU. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barsk/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Nov
08
Blown capacitors on a NVIDIA GeForce 7600. The capacitors did their job and vented safely but are no longer useful. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37prime/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Nov
02
Oct
29
Regulator next to capacitor fails and causes massive capacitor explosion. Credit: http://www.kevtris.org/
