What setting do you use to stop the hot dry cycle from going through? Regards Susan
On 29 Aug 2009, at 08:14, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > > --- On Fri, 8/28/09, platnicat <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: platnicat <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Mac Portable Problems >> To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, August 28, 2009, 10:27 PM >> >> BUMP! Sorry to bump an ancient topic, but I found out the >> source of my >> problems, and it WAS leaky caps. Embarrasing, as I spent >> plenty of >> time assuring everyone that it WASN'T leaky caps. So, how >> do I go >> about fixing this? I read something about a dishwasher, is >> that a practical joke or are they serious? > > Yup, serious. Remove everything removable from the circuit board and > run it through a cycle in a dishwasher, BUT DO NOT PUT IT THROUGH > THE HEATED DRY CYCLE. Let the board air dry. > > If the problem is caused byt the electrolyte that's leaked from the > caps, that'll temporarily fix it. However, the capacitors' values > will likely have changed some, or if they've leaked enough they may > not be working at all, or worse, shorted out. > > A component that fails open is less likely to cause damage elsewhere > than one that fails closed to a short circuit, allowing full voltage > to where it's not supposed to go. > > The best thing to do is replace the capacitors. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
