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Thread ID: 139855 2015-07-10 01:04:00 Monitor capacitor replacement cost Cato (6936) PC World Chat
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1404436 2015-07-12 23:52:00 Yeah . My Samsung Panel was flickering and it turns out a few capacitors were popped. Went to Jay Cars got some caps, and replaced them.

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SKT174 (1319)
1404437 2015-07-13 00:02:00 Get a desoldering pump, they make the job a lot easier

Desoldering wick is cheaper and more reliable in an inexperienced user's hands. It conducts both solder and heat away from the joint, reducing the chances of damage to the printed circuit track and/or adjacent components.

Cheap solder-suckers are not very efficient and in the hands of a tyro, that can lead to overworking of the joint and consequent damage to the PC track.

Best to use a 2mm/3mm chisel bit rather than conical too as latter loses heat faster.

Personally, for two-legged devices I prefer to gently 'walk' the component out by heating alternate legs, then use solder sucker or wick to clean up surplus solder before inserting the new component.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
1404438 2015-07-15 09:18:00 Farnell (Element14) or RS Components.

Jaycar have them but they're not very good because you really need good quality, Low ESR types for the repair to last.

The list here: www.badcaps.net is a good starting point... really you should look up the detail specifications of the originals and make sure you get replacements the same or better.
Agent_24 (57)
1404439 2015-07-15 22:22:00 Last time I bought low ESR caps from Jaycar, they were rubbish. Not low ESR at all.
Get some from Element14 or RS .
Sometimes adding some new(good) solder to the joint can make it easier to desolder . :-)

A trick to removing the old caps is to cut them in 1/2 , lift the remains of the can off & that makes it easier to remove the leftover wire leg .
1101 (13337)
1404440 2015-07-15 22:49:00 A trick to removing the old caps is to cut them in 1/2 , lift the remains of the can off & that makes it easier to remove the leftover wire leg .

That kind of approach is only really needed if you are completely rubbish at soldering, in which case you shouldn't be anywhere near them to start with...
Agent_24 (57)
1404441 2015-07-15 23:34:00 That kind of approach is only really needed if you are completely rubbish at soldering, in which case you shouldn't be anywhere near them to start with...

pfft, if it makes it much easier to remove, who cares, and all the better .

Actually, thats a technique sometimes used by a Electronic Tech I used to work with, he had good excellent sol;dering skills (from years on the job).
Not so much with caps, but definitely with old school IC's
1101 (13337)
1404442 2015-07-16 10:19:00 In the case here with a monitor it does not make sense since in almost all LCD monitors the power supply is a single-layer board which are very easy to work on anyway - to the point that if you have to cut capacitors off to make things easier then you are doing something wrong.

I suppose it's fair enough for multilayer boards if all you have is a soldering iron... though you should probably have better equipment if you work on those often. It's easier to do damage with those kinds of methods and I wouldn't recommend them. I prefer a desoldering gun and hot air preheating if needed, and which means you don't have to take a separate step to clear the plated-through holes out afterwards.
Agent_24 (57)
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