Recapping Your VP6

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  • Topcat
    The Boss Stooge
    • Oct 2003
    • 16955
    • United States

    #1

    Recapping Your VP6

    If a faulty Abit VP6 is what has drawn you to this site, you've probably seen my article on Kabalsrealm or VP6-board.com on recapping this board. However, for some that may have not seen this article, the link to it is: http://www.kabalsrealm.com/systems/projects/vp6/.

    I also figured I'd do a quick rundown of the faulty caps and what to replace them with here for quick reference. Since the VP6 was the posterchild of bad capacitors that this site was built on, I get the most questions and business from this board.

    For the best results recapping this board, 23 capacitors need to be replaced. Replace them with their stock values, as I've not found any value changes beneficial to performance or reliability.

    Replace these caps with 1500uF 6.3v or 10v low ESR capacitors:
    EC7, EC8, EC14, EC15, EC16, EC18, EC19, EC20, EC21, EC22, EC23, EC24, EC32, EC33, EC35

    Replace these caps with 1000uF 16v low ESR capacitors:
    EC27, EC30, EC31, EC34

    Replace these caps with 1000uF 10v or 16v standard grade (they don't have to be low ESR, but it won't harm anything if they are):
    EC10, EC11, EC12, EC13

    If all those caps are replaced, your VP6 will be in tip-top shape again!

    I also caught wind of one cap value change that an Abit rep indicated would remedy some stability issues with some GeForceII & GeforceIII graphics cards. It is said that replacing EC27 with a 1200uF 16v cap instead of a 1000uF cap is adviseable. I asked if a 1500uF cap would be better, and this rep clearly said a 1200uF cap... I have done this with several boards, and noticed no help with anything, nor did it have any adverse effects either, so this is up to you whether to do it or not...

    Like I said, I've tried it on several boards, and it didn't help or harm anything... I just thought I'd let you know the option was mentioned, and it is safe...

    One last thing, for those two capacitors between the AGP slot and PCI shot 1... Most all quality replacement caps are taller than the cheap-o low-profile ones used in the board, and the height can interfere with the heatsinks on some graphics cards... Locating exact replacements for the cheap-o's is very difficult, and can be expensive, so here's a little mod you can do to use a tall cap in their place... Simply install them laying on their sides (scroll down for a couple pics). This isn't the most pretty way, but it causes no problems, and no video card has issues.





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  • TechBoy
    New Member
    • Jan 2004
    • 1

    #2
    Hello!

    Just want to share with U that I just recapped my VP6 Today after I read your articels...
    I had a BIG Success with that! Now my board works tiptop again. The symptoms I had was just as U describe in the article...
    I bought my caps from http://www.elfa.se

    The caps are all Sanyo caps and I replaced all the 23's as mentioned.
    The 1500 uF are almost too big for the board...but it did go well anyway after a little fixing with positions...

    Cheers, and thanks for a great site !

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    • choi
      New Member
      • Jun 2004
      • 1

      #3
      Low ESR ?

      TC :

      I just want to know how important if those cap are low ESRor not?

      Cause i was not able to find caps with low ESR in local store.

      what is the bad influence to the system if i use the standard one instead?

      Thank you for sharing your knowledge and idea on the net!
      This does help me solve my problem and have a better understand on what i am working on !!

      Thanks again!!

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      • rdtelman
        New Member
        • Aug 2004
        • 1

        #4
        in process of recapping

        I'm in the process of recapping an vp6. Good source of cap is Newarkonone.com. 2 day shipping, good quality components.
        Found process one of most difficult to do in 35 years of communications equip. repairing. Still in process of replacing caps, between jobs at work. Maybe I'll get it done tommorrow. Stay tuned for results.
        Oh by the way, my board was a throw-away picked up in a cannibalized
        pc carcass. For the cost of about $10 is parts, we have to wait to see if it really works.

        Update 8-22-04 Finished recapping board post and runs ok. Cost of parts about $18.00 from NEWARKONONE.COM. Used KMG cap's from them. Now how do I tell my boss I spent 2 days working on my board at work?
        Good thing we're in a mid-summer slow down....

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