it definitely will cause things to fail eventually, possibly things in addition to the caps and it may well etch traces off the board or damage vias which is really bad. on the other hand desoldering through hole parts on multilayer boards requires good tools/skill. what model is it? if it's worth fixing, i'd do it cheap or be happy to provide advise. the capacitors are losing capacitance which will increase noise and error rates and depending on where they are may be hard on the power supply or other components. it's not something to ignore unless the machines are worth very little and only used for non-critical things where data corruption isn't going to be a big problem, i.e. game playing and casual surfing. there isn't actually much electrolyte in the caps to leak out, and as they dry they essentially disappear electrically. if they are surface mount parts they are easier to replace, or if they are part of a plus power supply etc. and on a 2 layer board they are easier to replace.
> From: Kyle DePasquale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Capacitor Leakage > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:54:08 -0800 > > The boards all work fine, but I'm afraid that they will die soon if the > capacitors keep leaking. The leaks don't seem to be *that* major - > only requiring cleaning about twice a year. ------- -- "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism � ownership of government by an individual, by a group or any controlling private power.": President Franklin D. Roosevelt <http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1106-30.htm> -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
