MSI MS-6337 Ver 1 815e Socket 370

[willawake]

MSI-6337 was acting possessed, windows was hanging periodically after a few years of good stable service. On checking for a reinstall, saw 7 caps bulging at the vents and with small release of brown electrolyte at the vents. Decided to replace the board in the pc before any damage done and keep for repair.

Capacitors

Lelon (Taiwan) - 8 pieces 1500mf/10V - Visible Fail 7
Tayeh - 12 pieces 1000mf/6.3v - Visible Fail 0

[willawake]

Image of above board

[Topcat]

I would replace EVERY SINGLE ONE!! Even those not showing physical signs!! I've pulled probably thousands of bad Tayeh caps out of BP6's, KA7's, and many others. The Lelon brand I've never heard of but considering the fact that only 1 out of 8 isn't realy to explode is a good sign that the one holdout should be put into retirement!!

If you plan on recapping your toasted boards, let us know the outcome!

Good Luck!!

[willawake]

Thanks for the advice Topcat.
Regarding Lelon, it appears that SONY!!!! buys a lot of product from Lelon!!!!
Lelon's website appears out of order at the moment, like their capacitors.

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Industry News (www.globalsources.com)

Posted : March 05, 2003
Aluminum electrolytic capacitors

Lelon receives aluminum electrolytic capacitor orders

Lelon Electronics Corp. has received orders for its V-chip aluminum electrolytic capacitor from Sony Corp. According to Lelon, its V-chip capacitors are used in game consoles and DVD players.

T. C. Wu, president, said, \"We have been supplying Sony with aluminum electrolytic capacitors use in hi-fi systems for more than 10 years now. Our monthly shipment to Sony is valued ranges from NT$1 million to NT$10 million ($0.28 million to $0.287 million at $1:NT$34.82).\"

Lelon Electronics Corp.
Phone : (886) 4-24925858
URL : www.lelon.com.tw

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[kc8adu]

ahhhh.so lelon sold sony all those junk smt lytics in the ccd-f series camcorders!

[willawake]

recapped with Panasonic FC and working. took a year to get around to repairing it. do i get the prize for the most lazy repair.

[Rainbow]

Re: MSI MS-6337 Ver 1 815e Socket 370

On this one, the smaller caps were bad - the big ones were OK (don't remember the brands anymore). And the heatsink holder on the CPU socket was damaged so I "fixed" it using a wire