Well, first I have to say that this is the first time I have ever posted in these forums. I've been referring to badcaps for some time now and have even ordered a decent number of caps (which so far I've been very happy with).
I guess im like Hugo Stiglitz... My status as a CAP killer is still amateur... I came here to find out if I could go pro!
So far under my belt I've recapped well over 20 Dell SX280's and a few 270's. Also recapped a horrible All-In-One brand's motherboards called Cybernet. I've recently jumped into new space like 2 Dell 172FPb monitors and now, I'm thinking that the fun does not need to stop there.
So I've got this Antex SP-400 PSU and its a 100% no boot scenario. I was given this system when building a new computer for a customer of mine (I run a computer shop) and I thought it would be a horrible thing to waste. I replaced 9 x 6.3v 1000uf Teapo caps with some caps I scrapped off another motherboard that simply overheated a bit (I know... reusing caps, shame shame). I'm unclear what brand they were, they had a small "M" on them as a brand label. I want to say I read somewhere that these are possibly Panasonic?
The motherboard recap went great, I plugged in the old power supply assuming it was just the mobo that had cap issues. Low and behold it wouldn't start, so I tried another PSU and sure enough everything works great. So upon further investigation I notice that this Antec PSU ALSO uses these completely crap Teapo caps, all of which are blown.
So my question (finally) is... I've never recapped a power supply, and I'd like to be cautious. Is there anything specific I should know to avoid killing myself. I am aware that I am supposed to drain the larger caps off before working on the psu, but I'm not clear on how to make/buy that device and how to use it properly. Any insight one of you guys could provide would be excellent. Of course for this re-cap (since its a PSU) I plan on using new caps to avoid a
Thanks guys, looking forward to learning and contributing to these forums
I guess im like Hugo Stiglitz... My status as a CAP killer is still amateur... I came here to find out if I could go pro!
So far under my belt I've recapped well over 20 Dell SX280's and a few 270's. Also recapped a horrible All-In-One brand's motherboards called Cybernet. I've recently jumped into new space like 2 Dell 172FPb monitors and now, I'm thinking that the fun does not need to stop there.
So I've got this Antex SP-400 PSU and its a 100% no boot scenario. I was given this system when building a new computer for a customer of mine (I run a computer shop) and I thought it would be a horrible thing to waste. I replaced 9 x 6.3v 1000uf Teapo caps with some caps I scrapped off another motherboard that simply overheated a bit (I know... reusing caps, shame shame). I'm unclear what brand they were, they had a small "M" on them as a brand label. I want to say I read somewhere that these are possibly Panasonic?
The motherboard recap went great, I plugged in the old power supply assuming it was just the mobo that had cap issues. Low and behold it wouldn't start, so I tried another PSU and sure enough everything works great. So upon further investigation I notice that this Antec PSU ALSO uses these completely crap Teapo caps, all of which are blown.
So my question (finally) is... I've never recapped a power supply, and I'd like to be cautious. Is there anything specific I should know to avoid killing myself. I am aware that I am supposed to drain the larger caps off before working on the psu, but I'm not clear on how to make/buy that device and how to use it properly. Any insight one of you guys could provide would be excellent. Of course for this re-cap (since its a PSU) I plan on using new caps to avoid a
Thanks guys, looking forward to learning and contributing to these forums
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