Good capacitor brands Yageo, Chong and Elite? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: RiRaRi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2023, 03:57:58 pm
content: I bought some caps for vintage non high-end audio stuff like boombox, receivers, decks etc. But i still want them to last. These are caps i bought from a local dealer. Are these okay brands? Yageo, Chong and Elite.

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2023, 05:10:57 pm
content: Yageo is a real quality brand. Elite are also decent. Chong - no clue, but sounds suspicious.And all that is assuming that they are actually real and not knockoffs.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2023, 05:44:14 pm
content: I've not heard of any of those brands, other than Yageo,, which isn't the best, but is okay, I suppose.Chong sounds very Chinese and rhymes with thong, so I wouldn't use it. If you've got time, then check the value and ESR and use them for prototyping, if good, not for anything where reliability is required.

author: ArdWar
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2023, 02:01:44 am
content: Between Chang, ChangX, Cheng, Chong, ChongX, and other (impostor?) brands with similar name and/or logo I've lost track which is which. Or if there's supposed to be "quality ladder" between them. They aren't exactly unknown brands. You'll find them all over cheap Chinese toys and gadgets.They might work just fine, just don't pick them if your life depends on them working properly. I won't put them on high stress role like high ripple/high voltage/high temperature circuits for example, or if you need low leakage (both chemically and electrically).

author: TERRA Operative
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2023, 11:39:10 am
content: A rule of thumb, if they aren't sold on RS, Digikey or Mouser etc and are found only on ebay, Aliexpress, Amazon etc instead, they aren't good quality.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 26, 2023, 12:05:42 pm
content: Chong is just a yet another impersonation of Changhttps://www.huaweiec.cn/Yageo and Elite are fine.Quote from: ArdWar on October 26, 2023, 02:01:44 amChang is the oldest one and that got impersonated initially. Although Chengx grew into a large company so can be considered as brand with its own name. They somewhat changed their logo some time ago so now it's less similar to Chang.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 26, 2023, 12:20:41 pm
content: Quote from: TERRA Operative on October 26, 2023, 11:39:10 amYageo is certainly sold by big distros. Also it's the largest passive component producer in the world. They also own Teapo, Jamicon and since a few years ago Kemet. Elite is very often used by Dell even in their expensive products, EDIT: Digikey sells them too. In EU Chang (not Chong) is sold by Rutronichttps://www.rutronik24.com/pgm/chang/electrolytic-capacitors/kel/

author: yelstor
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2023, 01:13:46 pm
content: In the company I work for, production team, for saving money, change some filter capacitors for the brand "Chongx". They told me to look why we are getting too many warranties and I have found some of these capacitor have around 10 ohms ESR after few days of working hahaha. So, please stay away from this brand. Altough, reading some posts, it seems Chong its a legit capacitor factory and Chongx is only a knock off.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 26, 2023, 06:55:04 pm
content: Quote from: yelstor on October 26, 2023, 01:13:46 pmNope. The real thing is Chang, not Chong. And Chongx is a knbockoff too. The only other I would even remotely consider using for cost saving in non stressful applications is Chengx.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2023, 12:48:40 pm
content: Honestly, unless it's kids toy, I would not use any of these brands. Or unless it's a case of really needs-to-be-fixed-right-now-and-I-only-have-these-around, can replace these next week.(I had a couple of Yageo caps blown, so, no, thank you. Even if they are now one of the "better" brands...)One really should value ones own work time at more than a few cents and buy something trustworthy and reliable. Standard caps are not *that* expensive.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 27, 2023, 01:56:16 pm
content: Quote from: Haenk on October 27, 2023, 12:48:40 pmAnd I've seen plenty of vented Nichicon and Nippon Chemi-Con. Among large brands that are widely used in consumer electronics only Panasonic, Rubycon and Sanyo/Suncon did not have glaringly flawed capacitor series AFAIK.

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2023, 02:40:14 pm
content: Quote from: Haenk on October 27, 2023, 12:48:40 pmAs wraper already mentioned, premium brands can have issues too, like known bad series. I'm using Yageo electrolytics for many years without any unusual failures, for example in DC/DC converters running 24/7.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2023, 03:50:16 pm
content: I once tried Yageo precision 0.1% resistors. I heated them with hot air, they drastically drifted their value and *never returned back to the nominal value. I never used Yageo after that.

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2023, 04:42:11 pm
content: If you build a device with Chong capacitors, will it go "up in smoke" during the warrantee period?

author: nightfire
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2023, 07:00:35 pm
content: From what I heard regarding reputation of caps for use in repair projects, the classics that are widely available are Panasonic and Nichicon- some more specialized stuff suitable for audio applications comes from Elna or Fischer&Tausche (German company)

author: Vovk_Z
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2023, 08:44:12 am
content: Quote from: Bud on October 27, 2023, 03:50:16 pmIt is ok for resistors to drift to new value after large temperature impact. It's like aging but much faster. The question is only how far it drifted (and how you cooked it exactly. Possibly too much? ).

author: Synthtech
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2023, 10:30:07 am
content: I’ve had some of the capacitors branded Chong in a batch of capacitors that I purchased and I tested them for capacitance and leakage and they are truly awful. They went straight to e-waste.

author: analityk
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2023, 11:32:22 am
content: You should take care about histeresis and temperature coefficient, precision 0.1% it's only for initial values and changes are normal as long as they meet parameters.Many people have bad opinion about good things because someone else use them incorrectly. Yageo and others manufacturers have series of products not only one holly capacitor good for everything.

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2023, 02:29:57 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on October 27, 2023, 03:50:16 pmI haven't seen any issues with them after normal soldering.