Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures

Just got a response from the man in charge. The kit page needed updating and he now is always including the 680uF in the GX270 kit. He also said that you can always drop a 10v cap down to a 6.3v since they always run at 5v on any board. Very interesting. I asked him if he thought 820uF would work.

Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures

Good to hear that the voltage won't be a problem. If it's less than 5v, then I feel comfortable with a 6.3v cap. As far as the uF goes, moving to an 820uF is about +20.59% over the 680uF value. If the +-20% rule can be trusted in most cases I guess I can buy TC's decision to stick a 820uF there. I'll give it a shot on one I've already replaced and see if I run into troubles. But I think I will be buying a small baggie of 680uF's, though. I was hoping my big bag of 820uF's would suffice since I already have them, but no biggie....

Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures

I know it's been half a year since this thread seemed to die, but just thought I'd throw out a question here. There's one 680uF 10v cap which BadCaps says can be replaced with an 820uF 6.3v on its GX270 kit page. I just wanted to confirm that here on the forum. Going down in voltage makes me wary.

Hi, all.

I'm in a bit of a pickle. Before I could document the voltage and uF of a particular bad cap on the board mentioned in the subject line, the boss had to give the computer back to the customer. It's the sole 8-10mm cap next to a coil right by a dimm slot. Would anyone be able to give me that cap's specs?

Thanks!

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