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[[File:Failed RIFA capacitors.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] | [[File:Failed RIFA capacitors.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] | ||
[[File:Rifa X cap defective.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] | [[File:Rifa X cap defective.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] | ||
[[File:Schaffner mains filter defective.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A defective mains filter containing a failed capacitor]] | |||
The most infamous brand of capacitor exhibiting this issue is '''RIFA's PME series'''. | The most infamous brand of capacitor exhibiting this issue is '''RIFA's PME series'''. | ||
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The issue has jokingly been called "RIFA madness". As [[wikipedia:RIFA AB|RIFA AB]] was originally a Swedish manufacturer, [https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2023/04/14/warning-on-failing-rifa-capacitors/ one commentator] has called them ''the electronic version of [[wikipedia:Surströmming|Surströmming]]''. | The issue has jokingly been called "RIFA madness". As [[wikipedia:RIFA AB|RIFA AB]] was originally a Swedish manufacturer, [https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2023/04/14/warning-on-failing-rifa-capacitors/ one commentator] has called them ''the electronic version of [[wikipedia:Surströmming|Surströmming]]''. | ||
It is best to proactively replace this type of capacitor with a modern equivalent of the appropriate rating and classification. | It is best to proactively replace this type of capacitor with a modern equivalent of the appropriate rating and classification. Note that integrated mains filters also need to be checked, such as the Schaffner component in the photo below. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||