Recapping the motherboard.... - Page 2

zy · 28th Oct 2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Elkdad

I was so disappointed to have scrolled all the way down and discovered no pictures. I was curious about how you determined the value of the replacement caps. Do you have a schematic, or did you make an educated guess?

the value of replacement caps ?

just follow the values from the old ones?

Max_87 · 29th Oct 2005, 02:16 PM

I just replaced the swollen caps on my friend's old GF4MX440SE recently

No problems so far

Elkdad · 30th Oct 2005, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by zy

the value of replacement caps ?

just follow the values from the old ones?

I've seen markings on some of these caps, and you can't really tell the value if they're not plainly marked. Also, there are different kinds -- tantalum, ceramic. Maybe things like caps on a motherboard have become so standardized that there is only one value.

bslee · 11th Dec 2005, 12:21 PM

Electrolytic capacitors on motherboards are Low ESR types which can be purchased from RS Components or Farnell. The variety caps found at Pasar Road are mostly rated as general purpose and the dimensions are largely unsuitable.
Do buy and use long time branded capacitors such as Elna, Nichicon or Rubycon.
When shopping around for motherboards, I always look out for the brand of populated capacitors and its beneficial for long term (3 years?) reliability.

goldfries · 12th Dec 2005, 01:31 PM

why bother fixing it yourself? just send to my friend to fix it la.

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11th Dec 2005, 12:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
bslee Getting there Join Date: 6 Feb 2005 Posts: 236 Reputation: 15 Rep Power: 4	Electrolytic capacitors on motherboards are Low ESR types which can be purchased from RS Components or Farnell. The variety caps found at Pasar Road are mostly rated as general purpose and the dimensions are largely unsuitable. Do buy and use long time branded capacitors such as Elna, Nichicon or Rubycon. When shopping around for motherboards, I always look out for the brand of populated capacitors and its beneficial for long term (3 years?) reliability.