Abit SA6 successfully recapped

[RuKK]

After getting a Abit SA6 with 18 bad jackcon caps on it for $10, I read everything I could here and last night recapped the board using free caps that I convinced jackcon to send me. This morning I fired up the board with a p3 667 and 128 of micron pc100.. Works beautifully at not only 133 fsb, but 175 Thanks guys, chances are I wouldnt have been able to do it without the information on this site and these forums. Hopefully this is the beginning of my recapping career!

-RuKK

[willawake]

Congratulations. its a great to see the board POST isnt it . Post some pics if you find time.

[RuKK]

Just took some. And yes, thats my bed.





And just because I can..

[Topcat]

Nice job!! I wouldn't have recapped with Junkcons, but thats just me.... Nice install, and welcome to the forums!!

[RuKK]

Thank you! Yeah I know, but they were free and I'm broke If they give me issues I'll replace them with rubycons or panasonics.

[RuKK]

Oh before I forget, I've got a tip for you guys. I didnt have any flux, so to get the solder to flow onto the capacitor's leads, I made a paste out of baking soda and water and applied a tiny bit to the leads where I wanted the solder, then wiped most of it off with a cloth. Not quite as easy as real flux, but in a pinch it'll do.

[Topcat]

The off topic overclocking discussion was split and moved HERE.