Measuring capacitance

[timjand]

I've got an Epox 4G4A; the two large 4700μf caps are definitely bad (bulging, brown deposit); there's also a 2200μf which I'm uncertain about - there may a slight bulge. I can hold of a capacitance measuring tool; can I test the cap without removing it from the motherboard? If not, I may as well replace it anyway I guess.

Tim

[Topcat]

Tell us the brand of the 2200uF caps, and we can tell you. If they're a known shoody brand, they're likely bad with the others. To answer the question though, yes you can check the capacitance with THIS.

Item is "Reference #MUL-3333". It's a crude tester, but will give you a general idea.

[timjand]

The suspect cap is GSC, as are all the other caps on the board. However most of them look perfect from visual inspection; it is just the two largest that are definitely bad, and this other one which I'd like to check.

Thanks,

Tim

[willawake]

gonna cost more to check than replace it. If they are GSC they are gonna fail. Why not replace them all and be happy.