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| Thread ID: 81137 | 2007-07-17 23:53:00 | Capacitors, 2nd opinion pse... | bazmeister (3216) | Press F1 |
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| 569879 | 2007-07-20 00:24:00 | Two years ago I replaced the faulty capacitors on both my Soltek 75KAV mobos, using components from JayCar in Auckland. Now they too have shown slight bulging and leaking so their quality too is suspect, in spite of JayCar's assurances. I did both my power supplies as well. RS Components may be a better bet. Replacing the caps is not that hard. What you need is good light, good soldering skills, a magnifying headband and use the "rocking technique" to remove the caps. First board took me 3 hours to do, the second about an hour. Very satisfying to extend the life of hardware that worked perfectly but for the crap caps. if you've got a cheap brand PSU, it may be putting excessive ripple into your mobo, which would put strain on the caps there. Just a thought |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 569880 | 2007-07-20 00:39:00 | Agent_24 True - that's a possibility. I notice some of the mobos coming out now use so called 'solid' capacitors in place of the crap ones. With newer mobos that still use the old-style electrolytic caps, not even the mobo vendors know if the lifetime of those caps will be compromised sooner rather than later due to poor component manufacture. |
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| 569881 | 2007-07-20 00:43:00 | Thanks again - I'm really appreciative of all the advice. This will probably supply the excuse to convince my controller of finance (wife) to permit me to get some new toys... It's the same drama with old cars, do I put a new gearbox in our just get rid of it......in this case I don't think the expense and ponsing around would be worth it. I'm pleased I asked for the 2nd opinion, I've been round too long to accept the first thing that techy people tell me, especially if they have a vested interest. Can relate to that......my wife is a budget adviser..... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 569882 | 2007-07-20 00:44:00 | Yeah gigabyte are parading all over the place how they are using solid caps for "ultra durable" now Got a big sticker of it on my 8600GT box.... lol |
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