Recappinq question on Abit VP6

[stretch0069]

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Congrats

another VP6 brought back from the brink.

[gonzo0815]

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Jup, soldering isn`t that easy on pc PCB`S. From the pics, it semms that you have applied a little to mutch tin per solerpoint, but missed to fill the solder holes from the base with the tinn. It is important, to heat up the solerpoint, not only the wire from the cap. Idealy, the solder should sucked up from the hole and you only see a small ammount at the outside of the hole. Any way, to archive this, you need good equipment and experience. I personally, have had a hard time with some Asrock K7S8Xe Any way, i tried as long as it needed to get proper conections. Solderpints aren`t that nice and neat, but it worked and probably will for ever.

[StigOE]

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Resurrecting an oldish post.

I also have a a VP6 board, which seems to be operating properly, but since I need to order some other caps, I might as well order some for this board.

Are the caps recommended to be upgraded to 2200uF the 8 caps forming an 'L' next to the processors, or are there more? The rest should be 1000uF?

Thanks in advance
Stig

[MeshedP]

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Resurrecting an oldish post.

Are the caps recommended to be upgraded to 2200uF the 8 caps forming an 'L' next to the processors, or are there more?

yes. In my opinion you can simply use the 1500uF caps... but with the 2200uF you shouldn't have any problem.

The rest should be 1000uF?

That's it.

[StigOE]

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Since my VP6 is in use in my firewall at the moment, buried under a couple of other computers, I don't want to pull everything apart until I have the caps and can change them out, how many of the various capacitances/voltages/sizes do I need? I found a post with a picture saying 15 pcs 1500uF/6.3V and 8 pcs 1000uF/16V. Since the 8 by the processors can be 2200uF, can all the 1500uFs be 2200uF, or is it only the 8 that can be? What's the max sizes of the caps?

TIA,
Stig

[kc8adu]

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

the only 2 that must be 16v is the 2 north of the agp looking at it with ports facing away.
since i buy large quantiy of 2200@6.3 fm i use them in place of the 1500 in these.they give a slight edge when overclocking.
the 1000@16 near the agp and towards the nb can be 1000@6.3 as they are on v agp and dont ever exceed 5v.
the 1500 along agp has to be laid down to clear the card.