Hi Derrick,
Re your eprom programmer problem, look again at this for the USB/serial
cable:
http://69.93.17.252/support/bb/messages/14/14314.html?1132340680
You could also look at a COM-port on a PCMCIA card.
Concerning ESR, I changed 4 caps around the CPU about a year ago - no nasty
sequels! ESR is very critical for power supply parts, so I might get a
problem with this latest repair. I go to the PC shop 1st thing tomorrow!
As for pumping the solder out of the holes, I had no success with this mobo
the first time I tried. It's not lack of practice! In the past, I have
unsoldered & re-used 40-pin ICs, & stuff from 4-layer pcbs, but for my own
PC, I am reluctant to repeatedly heat up the holes & poke around with a 60W
soldering iron - you can lift tracks that way, but YMMV! I have also used a
gas blow-lamp to remove parts from scrap boards - works great!
If I could be bothered to do "a proper job", I could make a fortune
re-furbishing old mobo's!
No Windows operating systems were killed or injured during the above
exploits!
Regards,
Richard.be
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Mobo caps - again!
Hi Richard,
On Sunday 15 January 2006 16:35, Richard King wrote:
Hi Derrick,
I think that certain manufacturers took risks by using 6.3V
capacitors on the 5V line.
The problem here is ESR. See my other post. The higher voltage caps
have a slightly higher ESR value.
<snip>
Yes thats one problem I discovered on my new Dell Laptop................
No comm ports. And (USB Issue) My programmer won't work through the
USB to serial converter either !!! Doh.
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