Re: A few recapping questions from a newbie

Good luck recapping kamote. I have recently recapped numerous Epox mobos using Samxon capacitors available at Alexans. So far so good....

Re: Soldering

How about soldering paste? Is it flux or is it for tip tinning? How is it properly used?

Re: Help a noob

The board does POST prior to capping & I am using all the same components.

Traces... are these the shiny rings around the holes? By saying "broken", does it mean that it's no longer a full ring? And how long is "a loooong time" in heating the traces?

In this similar thread [url]https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=709[/url], someone replied "turn it over while connected to psu.
power on and test with v.o.m on low dc v range."

Is this how to test the caps? can you explain...

I have just recently recapped a Jetway V266B with bulging GSC caps which has been showing symptoms of badcaps. Prior to this, I have never held a soldering iron before. I replaced all the bulging ones with Sanyo's having the same value, 1500uf 6.3v with my questionable soldering skills. When I fired up the board, I get a blank screen but the cpu & vidcard's fans spins. I have tried reseating the mems,cpu & vidcards. I have also tried resetting the bios & remove its batteries but no luck.

My guess is it's my amatuer soldering skills. Is there anyway to test the capacitors...

Re: watch that screwdriver!

Does scratches on the back of a mobo damages it? The pixs above are from the front sider right? I accidentally scraped the backside with a dental-tool