Will these caps work for a VP6?

[Shenes]

Hi,

My VP6 has been kind of flaky since day 1. Not many crasches, one or two in a month perhaps, but it almost never posts directly at powerup. (When I have crashes they're almost always complete system frezes.) I have to power up, wait for a minute and then reset and then it posts and starts as normal (if i reset to quickly it usually posts but then freezes during boot up). I've tried switching power supplies, took out/switched around memory modules and upped the voltage but to no positive effect. Then I found this site... And to little surprise I found that a lot of the caps had bulged tops. Therefore I'm up for a transplant.

The problem is that I'm unable to find direct matches for the caps here in sweden. This is what I found on the swedish site http://www.elfa.se

Sanyo low impedance miniatures:

1000 uF 10V D: 10mm H: 16mm
1000 uF 16V D: 10mm H: 20mm
1500 uF 25V D: 12,5mm H: 25mm

So I guess the 1000uF's are OK but how about the 1500uF's, will they work fine? Are they gonna fit in without too much trouble. (all the legs are 0,6mm diam.). I'm not aiming to win a beauty contest here...

grateful for any help,
Johannes

[Topcat]

To recap a VP6 correctly and fully, 23 caps need to be replaced. The 1000uF caps will be OK. However, the 12.5mm 1500uF caps will be a very tight fit if not impossible. A 12.5mm cap will not fit between the AGP and PCI slot1, and that one is critical to be replaced. I'd hunt down some 10mm 1500uF caps, and you'll be set. Another footnote, you might have to install the caps between the AGP and PCI slot1 on their sides. The height of the replacements can interfere with heatsinks on graphics cards making them not fit in the AGP.

[Shenes]

To recap a VP6 correctly and fully, 23 caps need to be replaced. The 1000uF caps will be OK. However, the 12.5mm 1500uF caps will be a very tight fit if not impossible. A 12.5mm cap will not fit between the AGP and PCI slot1, and that one is critical to be replaced. I'd hunt down some 10mm 1500uF caps, and you'll be set. Another footnote, you might have to install the caps between the AGP and PCI slot1 on their sides. The height of the replacements can interfere with heatsinks on graphics cards making them not fit in the AGP.

Wow, that was fast

If you say so I'll take your advice. It was just that some guy on the forum succesfully recapped his MB with caps from ELFA and I guess he would have to use the same 1500uF's that I've found (I tried to contact him, but no reply yet).

But apart from the size it's ok to use higher voltage rated caps?

Can anyone recommend me a good european dealer?

best regards,
Johannes

[Topcat]

Since you're in Sweden, your best bet is www.digikey.com. They will ship internationally. They're a bit on the pricey side, but your VP6 is well worth it!! You couldn't replace it for less, and this will permanently cure it of bad caps.

Yes, it is OK to increase the voltage rating of the caps.

[Shenes]

Ordered Rubycon caps from Farnell on friday and got them on monday. They don't have a minimum order like digikey + they ship from europe = a lot cheaper!

http://www.farnell.com

The only "bad" thing about farnell (sweden) is that I had to call their office to get a customer ID to be able to order online.

Now I just have to plan for a couple of days of downtime to do the transplant...

regards,
Johannes