On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Doug McNutt <[email protected]> wrote: > The moral of my story: > > Don't expect an old computer which has been sitting on a shelf for a decade > or two to work without attention to the capacitors and perhaps to the circuit > boards which have been exposed to the leaking acid. > > If an old machine starts up but has small problems it makes sense to leave it > running for a few days to reform capacitors. The worst that can happen is > that a cap will explode. At least you'll know which one it was and a > water-only dishwasher pass will remove the spilt acid if used right away.
You know, there's these nifty new solid sate capacitors that don't have these issues... :) One time replacement of electrolytic with solid state capacitors should be sufficient to rid one of these worries. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- ----- 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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
