open cap from gateway a64 board revived with mountain dew!

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  • kc8adu
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 8832
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    open cap from gateway a64 board revived with mountain dew!

    this board uses tiny lytics on vcore.they were baked dry.
    i tore one open to see if they were polys or lytics.
    for the hell of it i dripped a bit of mountain dew in it and let it soak in.
    esr dropped into the normal range!
    so next time you see bad caps just inject mountain dew.
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    • zandrax
      Hit and miss
      • Dec 2007
      • 1157
      • Italy
      #2
      Re: open cap from gateway a64 board revived with mountain dew!

      [joke] Mountain Dew isn't sold here: do 7up or Sprite work too? [/joke]
      ESR is within the range, but is capacity still acceptable after the electrolite leakage?

      Zandrax
      Have an happy life.

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