Hello guys. I am sorry for opening this new thread for something that has probably been answered elsewhere before. I know I read about it somewhere on the forum and have a general memory of it being OK.
Here it is: on this particular older board, P4P800-X, which has 6 of the notorious KZG series 6.3V, 1500uF capacitors next to the processor socket, one of them has bulged very much on both top and bottom (I suspect it would almost completely burst if left in there for some more time). The electrolyte started leaking on the top.
The board boots fine but after a while, it starts hanging during Power On or while working with Windows (heavy load). I didn't have this particular cap for the replacement, so I used a 16V, 1500uF capacitor which is also from KZG series (so manufacturer and series match). The board now works much better and is more responsive.
But, for a safe side, I just wanted to check whether this cap will do good in the long run. The rest of the 5 KZGs look completely normal, no sign of bulging. But now there is always that feeling of "if one has failed, what if another one is on its way to do so".
So, my question is whether I made a "good repair" by putting a cap of the same manufacturer and series, the same capacitance but twice as much the voltage? Are the rest of the caps going to "suffer" because of this? The board served very well and does great for its purpose even today, it would be a shame to toss it away just yet.
Here it is: on this particular older board, P4P800-X, which has 6 of the notorious KZG series 6.3V, 1500uF capacitors next to the processor socket, one of them has bulged very much on both top and bottom (I suspect it would almost completely burst if left in there for some more time). The electrolyte started leaking on the top.
The board boots fine but after a while, it starts hanging during Power On or while working with Windows (heavy load). I didn't have this particular cap for the replacement, so I used a 16V, 1500uF capacitor which is also from KZG series (so manufacturer and series match). The board now works much better and is more responsive.
But, for a safe side, I just wanted to check whether this cap will do good in the long run. The rest of the 5 KZGs look completely normal, no sign of bulging. But now there is always that feeling of "if one has failed, what if another one is on its way to do so".
So, my question is whether I made a "good repair" by putting a cap of the same manufacturer and series, the same capacitance but twice as much the voltage? Are the rest of the caps going to "suffer" because of this? The board served very well and does great for its purpose even today, it would be a shame to toss it away just yet.
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