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Asus A7N266-VM with two leeky capacitors.
Hi Gang.
Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. |
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Asus A7N266-VM with two leeky capacitors.
"Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? They look to be part of the CPU power regulation circuitry. Apparently, there were millions of them made which weren't up to spec and found their way into many motherboards (and other electronics.) Whenever I replace leaky electrolytics, I try and get replacements which are rated at 150C (or higher, if you can get them) rather than standard ones which are often only rated to 100 Centigrade. The theory is they will last longer on devices which run hot. HTH, -- Rob |
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"Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? They look to be part of the CPU power regulation circuitry. Apparently, there were millions of them made which weren't up to spec and found their way into many motherboards (and other electronics.) Whenever I replace leaky electrolytics, I try and get replacements which are rated at 150C (or higher, if you can get them) rather than standard ones which are often only rated to 100 Centigrade. The theory is they will last longer on devices which run hot. HTH, Thanks Rob. Much appreciated. -Adrian -- In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. -Douglas Adams -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. |
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Asus A7N266-VM with two leeky capacitors.
Somewhere on teh intarweb "Xam" typed:
Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU Yes, as Rob said, they're part of the VRM that supplies power (vcore) to the CPU. Be sure to replace them with low ESR caps speced for the same or higher voltage, the same capacitance and the same or higher temperature. Lastly, use caps from a reputable manufacturer like Rubycon, Sanyo or Nichicon. (They look like they'll be something like 3,000uF, 6.3V, 105°C 10mm lead spacing low-ESR radial lead aluminium can electrolytic capacitors.) If you're in the US you might want to order them from the guy who runs the badcaps.com site. It can be easier than trying to source them yourself. I've replaced capacitors in five or six boards now, and fitted extra ones on a couple of boards that had markings for them on the mobo but the caps weren't there. It's not hard if you're careful and make sure you don't pull the through-plating out. Good luck. -- Shaun. DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) |
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Asus A7N266-VM with two leeky capacitors.
"Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. Xam: Do you have any experience working on pc boards that use surface mount devices? Working with capacitors mounted on such pc boards that use through-the-hole plating for signal/power path distribution requires a high level of skill to work with to prevent damage to the board. If you have experience, then you know this. If this is something new to you, you should get your hands on an old discarded pc board and do some practice and develop a technique for yourself. It will be necessary to learn how to use a proper soldering gun/stick to melt the solder around the leads of the capacitor without harming the pc board. Usually a solder sucker of some type is used to remove the molten solder from the holes in use by the capacitors. A pair of pliers is then used to move the capacitor leads around in the hole to confirm the free movement of the leads before removal of the capacitor. It is extremely important that you do not put any stress on the plating used to coat the internal area of the hole in the pc board. Repairing components on state-of-the-art pc boards has become such an advanced skill that few technicians outside of large factory settings have the equipment or skills to do such work for what a consumer would be willing to pay for. Be careful, practice, or you will render the pc board worthless. William It's always good to have a friend who does this kind of stuff and purchase a good bottle of Whiskey for them to do the job for you. (It's amazing what a good bottle of Whiskey will get done for you.) |
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Somewhere on teh intarweb "William" typed:
"Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. Xam: Do you have any experience working on pc boards that use surface mount devices? Working with capacitors mounted on such pc boards that use through-the-hole plating for signal/power path distribution requires a high level of skill to work with to prevent damage to the board. If you have experience, then you know this. If this is something new to you, you should get your hands on an old discarded pc board and do some practice and develop a technique for yourself. It will be necessary to learn how to use a proper soldering gun/stick to melt the solder around the leads of the capacitor without harming the pc board. Usually a solder sucker of some type is used to remove the molten solder from the holes in use by the capacitors. A pair of pliers is then used to move the capacitor leads around in the hole to confirm the free movement of the leads before removal of the capacitor. It is extremely important that you do not put any stress on the plating used to coat the internal area of the hole in the pc board. Repairing components on state-of-the-art pc boards has become such an advanced skill that few technicians outside of large factory settings have the equipment or skills to do such work for what a consumer would be willing to pay for. Be careful, practice, or you will render the pc board worthless. William It's always good to have a friend who does this kind of stuff and purchase a good bottle of Whiskey for them to do the job for you. (It's amazing what a good bottle of Whiskey will get done for you.) Or you could get your husband to do it for you. ;-) -- Shaun. DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) |
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"~misfit~" wrote in message ... Somewhere on teh intarweb "William" typed: "Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. Xam: Do you have any experience working on pc boards that use surface mount devices? Working with capacitors mounted on such pc boards that use through-the-hole plating for signal/power path distribution requires a high level of skill to work with to prevent damage to the board. If you have experience, then you know this. If this is something new to you, you should get your hands on an old discarded pc board and do some practice and develop a technique for yourself. It will be necessary to learn how to use a proper soldering gun/stick to melt the solder around the leads of the capacitor without harming the pc board. Usually a solder sucker of some type is used to remove the molten solder from the holes in use by the capacitors. A pair of pliers is then used to move the capacitor leads around in the hole to confirm the free movement of the leads before removal of the capacitor. It is extremely important that you do not put any stress on the plating used to coat the internal area of the hole in the pc board. Repairing components on state-of-the-art pc boards has become such an advanced skill that few technicians outside of large factory settings have the equipment or skills to do such work for what a consumer would be willing to pay for. Be careful, practice, or you will render the pc board worthless. William It's always good to have a friend who does this kind of stuff and purchase a good bottle of Whiskey for them to do the job for you. (It's amazing what a good bottle of Whiskey will get done for you.) Or you could get your husband to do it for you. ;-) -- He will get his butane burner out and use it. It worked OK on his truck last time. Or maybe he will get that old wood burner out that he has laying in his drawer left over from his Boy Scouts days doing Indian motif projects for his badge. He'll have to knock off the sawdust of course. That led acid solder should do the job left over from the pipe work done last year on the sink. William |
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Somewhere on teh intarweb "William" typed:
"~misfit~" wrote in message ... Somewhere on teh intarweb "William" typed: "Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. Xam: Do you have any experience working on pc boards that use surface mount devices? Working with capacitors mounted on such pc boards that use through-the-hole plating for signal/power path distribution requires a high level of skill to work with to prevent damage to the board. If you have experience, then you know this. If this is something new to you, you should get your hands on an old discarded pc board and do some practice and develop a technique for yourself. It will be necessary to learn how to use a proper soldering gun/stick to melt the solder around the leads of the capacitor without harming the pc board. Usually a solder sucker of some type is used to remove the molten solder from the holes in use by the capacitors. A pair of pliers is then used to move the capacitor leads around in the hole to confirm the free movement of the leads before removal of the capacitor. It is extremely important that you do not put any stress on the plating used to coat the internal area of the hole in the pc board. Repairing components on state-of-the-art pc boards has become such an advanced skill that few technicians outside of large factory settings have the equipment or skills to do such work for what a consumer would be willing to pay for. Be careful, practice, or you will render the pc board worthless. William It's always good to have a friend who does this kind of stuff and purchase a good bottle of Whiskey for them to do the job for you. (It's amazing what a good bottle of Whiskey will get done for you.) Or you could get your husband to do it for you. ;-) -- He will get his butane burner out and use it. It worked OK on his truck last time. Or maybe he will get that old wood burner out that he has laying in his drawer left over from his Boy Scouts days doing Indian motif projects for his badge. He'll have to knock off the sawdust of course. That led acid solder should do the job left over from the pipe work done last year on the sink. Yeah, there's always that. My tongue-in-cheek comment was inspired by the fact that, if the caps are gone, the mobo isn't far behind (if it's not already playing up). Therefore (in most cases) you have little to lose by just carefully trying it yourself. Obviously you need to remove the old caps first and that's the hardest part. So you can even try that without spending money on the new ones until you know if you can do it. Really, a bit of common sense and patience is all that's needed. I've probably replaced 60 capacitors on motherboards now and not had one problem. -- Shaun. DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) |
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"~misfit~" wrote in message ... Somewhere on teh intarweb "William" typed: "Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. Xam: Do you have any experience working on pc boards that use surface mount devices? Working with capacitors mounted on such pc boards that use through-the-hole plating for signal/power path distribution requires a high level of skill to work with to prevent damage to the board. If you have experience, then you know this. If this is something new to you, you should get your hands on an old discarded pc board and do some practice and develop a technique for yourself. It will be necessary to learn how to use a proper soldering gun/stick to melt the solder around the leads of the capacitor without harming the pc board. Usually a solder sucker of some type is used to remove the molten solder from the holes in use by the capacitors. A pair of pliers is then used to move the capacitor leads around in the hole to confirm the free movement of the leads before removal of the capacitor. It is extremely important that you do not put any stress on the plating used to coat the internal area of the hole in the pc board. Repairing components on state-of-the-art pc boards has become such an advanced skill that few technicians outside of large factory settings have the equipment or skills to do such work for what a consumer would be willing to pay for. Be careful, practice, or you will render the pc board worthless. William It's always good to have a friend who does this kind of stuff and purchase a good bottle of Whiskey for them to do the job for you. (It's amazing what a good bottle of Whiskey will get done for you.) Or you could get your husband to do it for you. ;-) -- He will get his butane burner out and use it. It worked OK on his truck last time. Or maybe he will get that old wood burner out that he has laying in his drawer left over from his Boy Scouts days doing Indian motif projects for his badge. He'll have to knock off the sawdust of course. That led acid solder should do the job left over from the pipe work done last year on the sink. William lol. Thanks everyone for all the tips. I have done some solder work before, and even some of that was on PC boards. But I don't own a solder sucker. I have always wanted one though. This may just be the excuse I needed to buy one. (-: I usually end up blowing the molten solder off. But this method has the problem that it tends to blow it all over everything else. I live in Australia, but should be able to find an Aussie site that is the equivalent of badcaps.com. But I have to go to town today to buy some other electrical stuff, so I will have a look. The caps are only rated at 105 degrees (6.3v 3300uf), so I will look for some 150 degrees caps. The lead spacing, I am not sure of though. The caps are 10 mm across, so the lead spacing must be less than that. 6 or 8 mm perhaps. Unfortunately, I am the most computer/electrical savy person I know. Otherwise the whiskey option would definitely be the best. Thanks again guys. -Adrian |
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"Xam" wrote in message ... William wrote: "~misfit~" wrote in message ... Somewhere on teh intarweb "William" typed: "Xam" wrote in message ... Hi Gang. Not the worst news but I have two leaky capacitors on my old faithful Asus A7N266-VM. The caps are situated right next to the CPU socket on the PCI slot side. The system still runs well, but they only just started leaking yesterday, AFAIK. If you look at the graphic on the link page below, youcan see them quite clearly. There is two copper coils next to them on their right, with the CPU socket on the left. http://www.techtree.com/India/Review...48937-636.html It may just be a coincidence but, I was testing a 64DDR Radeon 7000 PCI card yesterday for a friend. The card worked fine in my system. It was after the test (I let it run for a few hours) that I noticed one tiny piece of smeg on the top of one cap. Now today there is a whole lot more on the other, as well as about the same on the top of the first. Can anyone tell me what they are for, what may have caused this, and can I just replace them? Also, is there anything else I should know, before proceeding? Thanks for your time and consideration of my problem. -Adrian Other hardwa AMD Athlon 2000+ CPU. 1 gig of ram. (1 x 512 PC400 + 1 x 512 PC333) 2 x 40 gig HDD 1 x CD RW 1 x DVD RW 550 watt PSU -- I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -- NetscapeMozilla SuiteSeamonkey A blatant plug for the latest offering in a fine tradition. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases Browser, Mail & Usenet, HTML Editor and IRC Client. All in one internet application suite. Xam: Do you have any experience working on pc boards that use surface mount devices? Working with capacitors mounted on such pc boards that use through-the-hole plating for signal/power path distribution requires a high level of skill to work with to prevent damage to the board. If you have experience, then you know this. If this is something new to you, you should get your hands on an old discarded pc board and do some practice and develop a technique for yourself. It will be necessary to learn how to use a proper soldering gun/stick to melt the solder around the leads of the capacitor without harming the pc board. Usually a solder sucker of some type is used to remove the molten solder from the holes in use by the capacitors. A pair of pliers is then used to move the capacitor leads around in the hole to confirm the free movement of the leads before removal of the capacitor. It is extremely important that you do not put any stress on the plating used to coat the internal area of the hole in the pc board. Repairing components on state-of-the-art pc boards has become such an advanced skill that few technicians outside of large factory settings have the equipment or skills to do such work for what a consumer would be willing to pay for. Be careful, practice, or you will render the pc board worthless. William It's always good to have a friend who does this kind of stuff and purchase a good bottle of Whiskey for them to do the job for you. (It's amazing what a good bottle of Whiskey will get done for you.) Or you could get your husband to do it for you. ;-) -- He will get his butane burner out and use it. It worked OK on his truck last time. Or maybe he will get that old wood burner out that he has laying in his drawer left over from his Boy Scouts days doing Indian motif projects for his badge. He'll have to knock off the sawdust of course. That led acid solder should do the job left over from the pipe work done last year on the sink. William lol. Thanks everyone for all the tips. I have done some solder work before, and even some of that was on PC boards. But I don't own a solder sucker. I have always wanted one though. This may just be the excuse I needed to buy one. (-: I usually end up blowing the molten solder off. But this method has the problem that it tends to blow it all over everything else. I live in Australia, but should be able to find an Aussie site that is the equivalent of badcaps.com. But I have to go to town today to buy some other electrical stuff, so I will have a look. The caps are only rated at 105 degrees (6.3v 3300uf), so I will look for some 150 degrees caps. The lead spacing, I am not sure of though. The caps are 10 mm across, so the lead spacing must be less than that. 6 or 8 mm perhaps. Unfortunately, I am the most computer/electrical savy person I know. Otherwise the whiskey option would definitely be the best. I've heard of some that physically pull the cans off of the caps, leaving the leads still connected to the mobo (obviously the internals of the cap need cutting off, if they remain attached) and then have soldered the new caps to these lead stubs. I wouldn't recommend that method, but it's a possibility if you can't get the old leads out. HTH (and good luck!), -- Rob |
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