darkzar99 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Ok, I have this motherboard that has 2 blown capacitors and one that was about to blow, before the computer stopped working, I need to know if I replaced the capacitors if the motherboard would work again. The blown capacitors look similar to these: http://www.imagef1.net.nz/files/P2111144.jpg however just a lot worse. Heres the information I got off of one of them: 1500uf 10v Lelon RXA 105oC L037(M) if you can replace them would this capacitor work?: http://cgi.ebay.com/10V-1500uF-Radial-Capa...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 As long as the specifications match and you've got a really steady hand, I don't see why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Make sure you remove the motherboard battary befor atempting the replacment... you should also make sure the old capacitors are discharged befor touching them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 by specifications do you mean 1500uf and 10v or do you mean everything down to whatever RoHS Compliant is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 They demonstrate the replacing of capacitors on a MoBo in Infonomicon 8. Look here: http://www.infonomicon.org/infotv.php RoHS stands for Reduction of Hazardous Substances. It's the one attribute you really don't have to worry about. It's uf and voltage that matter in picking a suitable replacement. And polarity of the thing when installing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 It should work, I never tried it my self, never ran into the problom. You could also get them from a place such as digikey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Ran into the problem once, but it was for a board to be used in a machine for my sis. She lives quite a ways away from here, so if it were to die on her due to my bad soldering she's out of a computer for a couple days. And so, I opted to just get her a new Mobo. Only cost like 30 euros so no biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty D Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 how do you know thats the only problem with the motherboard? if you see a blown capacitor its likley that something else is fried that you just can't see. what do you mean by the other one is about to blow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 When your MoBo dies on you and your capacitors are visibly bulging at the top, if anything you've got a likely culprit. True, something else on the MoBo might have been taken down with it, but if you want to try and salvage it with a quick fix, this would be the first thing to try. If it works, you've saved yourself around 50 bucks depending on the mobo. If it didn't, it only cost you 10 bucks or so to find out, and you've taught yourself a thing or two about soldering a MoBo which is a worthwhile thing in and of itself. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickarse Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 http://www.procooling.com/index.php?func=a...es&disp=147 I knew that site was good for something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 http://www.procooling.com/index.php?func=a...es&disp=147I knew that site was good for something... Nice, thanks kickarse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickarse Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 NP bro... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy© Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Erm well do have a look on google because there were lawsuits a while back over Aerogel capacitors and the manufactures had to take back the dead boards and fix them at no charge (USA only - the lawsuit never did get taken up in the UK... I blamed my wife for years for killing an old PC then a year later I find the details of the Aerogel problem and the lawsuit lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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