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faulty capasitors
Somewhere on teh intarwebs "Maggy" typed:
Don't be so quick to criticize Shaun. Poor quality mobo's (cheap) often react badly to humidity. I've seen the results and believe me, (or not) the top end of capacitors are very prone to corrosion. this is just one possibility to the op problem. Learn to post correctly. Top-posting is for 'tards. You now say "this is just one possibility to the op problem". You previously said "Bad capacitors will be discolored on top". Going by your first statement, that bad capacitors will be discloured on top, the capacitor in this picture can't possibly be bad as it's top isn't discoloured: http://test.internet-webmaster.de/upload/1225234719.jpg However, when the capacitor is viewed from the side it becomes obvious that something is amiss: http://test.internet-webmaster.de/upload/1225234757.jpg So, as it's not discoloured on the top is this capacitor fine? That would indeed be odd as, when I replaced it, the graphics card worked fine again. It didn't with that capacitor fitted. -- Shaun. DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) "~misfit~" wrote in message ... Somewhere on teh intarwebs "Maggy" typed: Open up the case and look with a flashlight. Bad capacitors will be discolored on top. Usually due to air moisture. Once upon a time all advice given here was qualtiy advice.... -- Shaun. DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) "JBJ" wrote in message k... "Juve" skrev i meddelelsen ... HI, Mobo has been on and off for the last couple of weeks. (occationally harddrive is not detected at start up) Someone suggested this might be due to bad capasitators. How does one gauge the "capasity" of capasitors? Multimeter? OR Might also be your PSU, try changing it -- Mvh JBJ |
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faulty capasitors
Maggy wrote: "JBJ" wrote in message k... Mobo has been on and off for the last couple of weeks. (occationally harddrive is not detected at start up) Someone suggested this might be due to bad capasitators. How does one gauge the "capasity" of capasitors? Multimeter? Open up the case and look with a flashlight. Bad capacitors will be discolored on top. Usually due to air moisture. Only if they actually rupture instead of just swell up, but even ruptured caps may not show any discoloration (EVGA brand nVidia FX5200 AGP card): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/...2c511a5a_o.jpg |
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