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minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agodid anyone ever sue the capacitor plague manufacturers to recoup their costs?
minus-squarenomecks@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days agoI recall it being a Chinese company, and it was the year 2000, so no.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·38 minutes 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.
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.