Poly-Modding: Does it actually work?

Hipro HP-D3057F3H

The Original Capacitors

These power supplies are very common in Compaq and HP branded computers, and I often run into them with a failed 5Vsb capacitor, which prevents the unit from starting. They usually use Teapo capacitors throughout the secondary side, although I occasionally come across units with LTEC capacitors. They use four 2200µF 16V (two on the 12V rail, two on the −12V rail), four 2200µF 10V (two on the 3.3V rail, two on the 5V rail), a 1000µF 10V and a 470µF 10V capacitor (both on the 5VSB rail).

The replacement capacitors

Again, I had to drop the capacitance significantly on all but the 5Vsb rail, where I was able to keep it the same.

Role Qty. Original Value Replacement
12V Filtering
2 2200µF 16V Teapo SC
820µF 16V Nichicon LG
5V Filtering
2 2200µF 10V Teapo SC
1500µF 6.3V Sanyo OS-CON SEPC
3.3V Filtering
2 2200µF 10V Teapo SC
1500µF 6.3V Sanyo OS-CON SEPC
-12V Filtering
2 2200µF 16V Teapo SC
820µF 16V Nichicon LG
5Vsb Filtering 1 1000µF 10V Teapo SC
1000µF 6.3V Nichicon FPCAP L8
5Vsb Filtering
1 470µF 10V Teapo SC
470µF 6.3V Sanyo OS-CON SEP

The Testing

Test Result
Performance Test
Pass
24 Hour In-PC Test
Pass

 

Rail Load Voltage (After) Voltage (Before) Ripple (After) Ripple (Before)
12V 16.5A 11.79V 11.78V 21.4mV 23.0mV
5V 15A 5.06V 5.07V 10.4mV 10.4mV
3.3V 10A 3.36V 3.34V 5.0mV 4.4mV
-12V 0.1A -12.61V -12.65V 17.0mV 13.0mV
5Vsb 1A 5.03V 5.02V 2.0mV 3.0mV

 

This power supply did much better than the SmartPower, passing both tests. This power supply is obviously more tolerant of different capacitors than the CWT-built Antec SmartPower.

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