Re: Compaq SLT/286

Thanks for your help, here's the measurements:

1, 7 and 8: 14mm
2 and 4: Hard to access but roughly 15mm
3: 31mm high, 33mm across
5 and 6: 19mm
9: 29mm
10 and 11: 42mm
12 and 13: 15mm

Would you have any recommendations as to what caps I should go for, if I don't need the ultra low ESR ones?

I best start off by saying that I've zero recapping experience, although I do have some casual experience with soldering and desoldering components. So I'd really appreciate any assistance.

I have a very old Compaq SLT/286 laptop which I keep alive as a hobby of mine. It dates from late 1989 or early 1990. Useless by modern standards but it's an oddity I like to keep running; it's certainly a head turner when anyone sees it!

Up to now, the only bit of physical maintenance I had to do was to replace the Dallas DS1287 RTC with a DS12887 to replace the CMOS battery....

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello.

New here from Ireland. Been playing around with electronics for over 20 years. Nowadays I mostly work with PCs and laptops but have done a bit of TV and radio stuff in the past.