I seem to have a problem identifying different types of capacitors. The ones I'm currently trying to find replacements for are surface mount caps that look like tiny metal cans sitting on a black insulator with pads on the sides. I guess those are tantalums?
But yeah I've replaced the normal shrink-wrapped looking caps with the X on them for quite some time. Although sometimes bad caps damage other components, and I think I've found that the guy who asked me to fix his computer problemm will need to buy a new motherboard. <SNIP> > > All kinds of devices exhibit these problems. As Britt wrote, the caps > have a limited lifetime. This is also true of the tantalum caps that > make good replacements. While the tantalums eventually wear out > also, they have a longer lifespan, and they don't leak corrosive goo > when they die. > > I've also repaired three different VCRs which started behaving > erratically by replacing the caps in the power supply unit. There's > an outfit on the web that sells rebuild kits for the power supplies. > One day the VCR just stops responding properly to the remote, or > starts responding erratically. Usually there'll be one or two > instances of unexpected behaviour before it goes completely. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > ----- > 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/ > -- ----- 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/
