More capacitor

[Bob-I]

I'd be interested to know what that cap measures.

[Phil_S]

Rick,
This is surely unsettling. I am having a hard time believing this was purposeful on the Weber's part. Ted died last year and his son, T.A. has taken over. I woudln't hesitate to send that picture to him and ask him about it. You should not only ask for satisfaction, you should get it. I think you will, and I don't think it will be a problem. If you ask me, the Taiwanese dealer that sold them swindled Weber. I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt until the question has been asked and answered by the seller.
Phil

[selloutrr]

If weber didn't know the caps were bunk they worry me even more for not checking the parts they sell. What other things have they sold that were dangerous?.... Very unsettling!

[mlp-mx6]

Do you think Mouser or Allied run tests like that? Or would they simply hold their vendors accountable?

[selloutrr]

I think mouser or allied would shit a brick and bend over backwards to make it right without a second thought with free overnight or same day shipping!

[selloutrr]

What we have here is not just a wrong parts order it's a life threatening situation. Someone could get seriously hurt or killed using those caps.

[mlp-mx6]

I think mouser or allied would shit a brick and bend over backwards to make it right without a second thought with free overnight or same day shipping!

I agree. But that does not answer my question.

[selloutrr]

They do random quality test screening on batches to cut down on returns

if this happened it would be internally taken care of then the vender would be delt with. But ultimately they are responsible for selling the part.

[ApexJr.]

WOW....

Asian fakes again, caps, Iintergrated circuits, Semiconductors
Do they sleep at nights.

I too got stuck with some fake Hitachi caps which I thought were
real. I have discontinued selling them. Good values at a good price.
Computer Grade types


Steve @ Apex Jr.

[Andy Le Blanc]

It only a matter of time......

Some horses arse selling crap like that is gonna have to work real hard
to rebuild their reputations after the word get out , oops, too late....

Didn't someone post a pict. of Hammond transformer made in china lately
I got blown off my feet by a blown PT not long ago, old, no safeties,
This is really serious, You could sell a death amp with these parts.

[dartanion]

Nothing wrong with my spelling I built a Fender Bassman 5b6 and I also built a 5F6a. KISS OFF

The 5B6 didn't use a cap can, nor did the 5F6

What was the question again?

Don't buy caps just because they're cheap

[Bear]

Any Weber libel suit against an online forum for the postings of non-mods is frivolous. And there's always the defense of truth to a libel suit. I forget the products liability, but I think that's right that the vendor is liable for product defects.

[ampman1961]

What is hard to grasp is what financial gain is achieved on that scale? Surely it costs about the same to make the same value component as stuffing the container with another value unit. Even if the difference is only a few cents per unit cost, they would have to sell quite a bundle to see a profit.
Besides that, what motive would exist? What am I missing here?

[Andy Le Blanc]

get the parts free and turn around based on the value added.
The labors nearly free....

[ampman1961]

It only a matter of time......

Some horses arse selling crap like that is gonna have to work real hard
to rebuild their reputations after the word get out , oops, too late....

Didn't someone post a pict. of Hammond transformer made in china lately
I got blown off my feet by a blown PT not long ago, old, no safeties,
This is really serious, You could sell a death amp with these parts.

That's exactly what the copper cap thing did. As a group, we opened up 3 that had failed, and compared photos. It was obvious that it was poorly designed and dangerous. Subsequently, TWO vintage Fender amps that belonged to clients had lost power transformers because of this.
This capacitor issue is not the fault of Weber because they buy parts and re-sell them. However, if they know about this problem and continue to sell that product, then they are at fault.