blown caps on 9600 gso

[al cap blown]

hi all ,just came across this site ....some great info here,well done..

now i have a problem ,i got 2 blown caps on my graphics card,its a 9600 gso

2 different type of cap has blown,both fz's,ive seen here that these are a really bad make

one is a fz85 1500 6.3v
im not too sure on the other one as i cant see it properly but it looks like a fz03 1000 6.3v although that could be fz13,not too sure

would it be worth my while to replace them considering theres other fz's on the same card possibly in danger of blowing also?

could someone recommend me replacements for these capacitors please?

also what tools would i need?

thanks guys

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

more investigation suggests that the fz03 is actually a fz83.....

[mockingbird]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

Some pics would help.

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

im sure you know what a blown capacitor looks like?

[c_hegge]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

Your caps are sacon FZ (based on your description), the worst video card cap in the world. Rubycon MBZ would be OK as a replacement. You could also replace them with Sanyo SEPC polymer caps or equivalent, if you reduce the capacitance a bit. Replace all the caps, even the ones that aren't bulging yet, unless you want to have to pull the card out again when they fail.

The reason we like pics is so that we can properly identify the failed caps and suggest an appropriate replacement.

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

hi i took some pics today ...

one is of the fz85 1500 6.3v,the cap next to it is identical

the other is the fz83 1000 6.3v

altogether on the board there is

3 x fz85 1500 6.3v (1 blown)
1 x fz83 1000 6.3v (1 blown)
4 x fz86 470 16v (all ok)

there are also 2 other caps which are not fz's but they do look like them,they have the blue strip down the left side of the top of the cap,these caps look fine

[c_hegge]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

The other caps could be solid polymer caps, or a different "flavour" of sacon FZ. a pic of them would be helpful in order to identify them

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

ive attached some more pics of the other 2 types of caps on the card

now there are pics of all 4 caps on my card is it possible to suggest replacements for them please?

[c_hegge]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

The first cap is a Nippon Chemi-con solid cap, which are very reliable and can be left in place. The other is sacon FZ. Same junk electrolyte, just a different vent shape. Any cap with FZ__ on the first line is a sacon FZ, regardless of its vent shape and colours, and should be replaced. You could use the following:

3 x fz85 1500 6.3v - https://www.badcaps.net/store/produc...products_id=40
1 x fz83 1000 6.3v - https://www.badcaps.net/store/produc...products_id=47
4 x fz86 470 16v - https://www.badcaps.net/store/produc...products_id=51

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

thats excellent,thanks man......

ive never done any soldering before but with the right tutorial i reckon i could pull it off ...ill have a look around here

thanks again man

ps...is it ok to swap a 6.3v cap with a 10v cap?

[c_hegge]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

6.3v is simply the limit that the cap can handle, not a voltage that it will be supplying to the device. So using different voltages is fine as long as the voltage in the circuit is within the limits of the new cap.

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

ok cool ,thanks

ill let you know how i get on,thanks again mate

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

hi all

just to let people know,i recieved the new caps today and replaced all the fz caps

card seems to be working fine now

thanks everyone for all the help with this

ill get y'all a pint if ya ever come to ireland

[c_hegge]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

Good to hear it works, and I'm glad I could be of assistance.

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

oh no....i got a problem

today i decided to take out the card ,just to look at it to see if everything looked ok.........stupidly i decided to touch up some of the solder joints....when i put it back in the pc wouldnt even boot,have i created a cold joint somewhere or is the card doomed?

thanks in advance............

[stj]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

obviously check your soldering with a magnifier.

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

thanks im gonna resolder the lot tomorrow

[al cap blown]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

resoldered all the caps again,much cleaner job this time,all working fine,thanks lads

[bkasprowicz]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

The first cap is a Nippon Chemi-con solid cap, which are very reliable and can be left in place. The other is sacon FZ. Same junk electrolyte, just a different vent shape. Any cap with FZ__ on the first line is a sacon FZ, regardless of its vent shape and colours, and should be replaced. You could use the following:

3 x fz85 1500 6.3v - https://www.badcaps.net/store/produc...products_id=40
1 x fz83 1000 6.3v - https://www.badcaps.net/store/produc...products_id=47
4 x fz86 470 16v - https://www.badcaps.net/store/produc...products_id=51

Hello, I am currently having the same problem with the same GPU. I was wondering if there are any caps similar to these or am I sol. I see the 1000uf is still available but the others are no longer in stock. I would like to attempt to replace these also instead of straight up buying a new gpu. I have another 9600 gso currently in my desktop that was connected together with this card via sli. If you don't have these in stock would you happen to know a similar set of caps I could install instead?

[mariushm]

Re: blown caps on 9600 gso

If you say where you live, we may be able to recommend some good stores close to you.

If you're in Europe (deducting from the weird username) I may be able to help you with caps from my own personal stock and save some money in the process.

But first make sure you have the same capacitors - sometimes even if the manufacturer and model is the same, they change capacitor brands or values between revisions.