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minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agodid anyone ever sue the capacitor plague manufacturers to recoup their costs?
minus-squarenomecks@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoI recall it being a Chinese company, and it was the year 2000, so no.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agothe cap plague all came from a single chinese manufacturer? I thought it was across many manufacturers world wide Something about experimenting with electrolytes in the capacitors or something, i think? i dont recall well enough to state it as fact.
minus-squarenomecks@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoYou nailed it. I can’t remember how many manufacturers it was. I thought one because they were all caps with an X on top
did anyone ever sue the capacitor plague manufacturers to recoup their costs?
I recall it being a Chinese company, and it was the year 2000, so no.
the cap plague all came from a single chinese manufacturer? I thought it was across many manufacturers world wide
Something about experimenting with electrolytes in the capacitors or something, i think? i dont recall well enough to state it as fact.
You nailed it. I can’t remember how many manufacturers it was. I thought one because they were all caps with an X on top