On Jun 10, 2014, at 1:00 PM, James Kelly <jrkell...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just checked them again under a bright light and wearing magnifiers ( getting > old sucks)....you were right. 5 out of the nine caps have leaked...it was > hard to see, but its there. All the caps seem to have a pad under them, will > they present a problem when using two pencil soldering irons to remove the > caps. What exactly are these "pads" under the caps for? I am not a skilled > tech, but I think I can do this as long as I don't try to force the caps off > and I am careful with the amount of heat applied. Both soldering guns are 15v > I hoping the local Radio Shack will have the needed solid state caps. I cut the tops off and wiggle the remaining silver can off with good needle-nosed pliers. You are left with the black (or brown), square plastic base and two legs. You can crack the plastic base in two, then use our iron to remove the free-standing legs. I clean the pads with a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and acetone, clean the pads with solder wick, and swab the entire area again with the 50/50 mix. Re-tin the pads and place the new capacitors down. There are many other method but that is what I use. There is some useful information at maccaps.com and the guy there offers a recap service also. - Dylan -- -- ----- 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
