Eupa/PC Chips Model 'IBB' - Bad Caps

[Topcat]

This is one of those goofy off-brands AKA PC Chips... They're a real whore to identify sometimes... Anyway, one crossed my path, and there's no doubt what's wrong with it... The caps are branded 'Lelon', which is a familiar face in the bad capacitor realm... :roll: :evil:







After recapping, working like a champ... The owner had a P3 1.13GHz Tualatin CPU with a Slotket... Talk about squeezing every last booger outta this baby! I have to admit, I booted it up on Knoppix, and it was a really snappy and stable board! Gotta love new caps!

[MD Willington]

What brand caps did you use on it?

MD

[willawake]

those rubycon MBZ or MCZ they so pretty.

you know the little chhsi caps which you left, they look like they are doing a bulge at 4 places between the vents. i see that a lot with the little caps. are they like that because they are failing a bit or is that what they always look like cos the vents are pushed down when they make them?

i have some boards with rubycon for the major caps but all the little caps look like that. prolly not worth recapping right?

[MD Willington]

They're sexzee!

MD