On Jun 25, 4:42 am, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > --- On Fri, 6/24/11, Duncan Mac Dougall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sounds like cap rot. The SMT electrolytic capacitors used in just > > about anything electronic from the late 80s-mid 90s are at > > the end of their lifespan. They will leak, causing the machine to > > malfunction at best and corrode the motherboard at worst. > > To the tune of "Bad Boys" the COPS theme song... ;) > > Bad caps, Bad Caps > Whatcha gonna do, Whatcha gonna do, > When they leak that goo?
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