Re: Video Card Problems and Capacitors

Hey Gonzo, thanks! I took a look around for places to buy an ESR meter, but I was wondering if there was a particular meter and/or store you'd recommend? There seem to be some real differences between them.

Thanks for the heads up on the OSCONs, I'll check into getting some of those, although do those tend to fail? I've had to rely on eye inspection up till now, which isn't always bad, but is hardly definitive. Still, I don't recall ever running into an OSCON that looked suspicious.

The AI caps, those I'm not...

Re: needs recapping after 51 years!and its the new 12v system!

Geez, it ONLY lasted 51 years!? Can you get a refund? Or at least some warranty coverage?

I couldn't resist.....

Its really nice to see someone using tubes in a car. I love the sound of tubes. Unfortunately, I've never really had the patience, knowledge, or money for tubes (good new equipment is mucho expensive and good older equipment takes care, time, money, and some expertise to maintain). Still, solid state just doesn't compare. Unfortunately, I think most people under about, say, 25...

Howdy folks!

I've been reading the Badcaps Forums for awhile now and using the info. to diagnose--and sometimes fix--DOA mobos for myself, friends, and customers. Now I have a new problem. I bought a 'lot' of salvage video cards. Many of them work, which is nice, but quite a few do not, which I expected, and the cause, methinks, is capacitors for many of them. With the defective units, some will simply refuse to pass on a video signal while others will, but the signal will be obviously garbled in some manner or another (staticy images, funky multi-colored images, etc.).
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