Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Since my VP6 is in use in my firewall at the moment, buried under a couple of other computers, I don't want to pull everything apart until I have the caps and can change them out, how many of the various capacitances/voltages/sizes do I need? I found a post with a picture saying 15 pcs 1500uF/6.3V and 8 pcs 1000uF/16V. Since the 8 by the processors can be 2200uF, can all the 1500uFs be 2200uF, or is it only the 8 that can be? What's the max sizes of the caps?

TIA,
Stig

Re: ATI 9800 Pro with problems

Good idea, but I think I'll pass on both using a lighter or the soldering iron. I have a Weller WMD-3 with a soldering iron, a desoldering iron and a hotair pencil so I think I'll use that instead... But thanks for the idea, hadn't thought about that.

Stig

Re: ATI 9800 Pro with problems

Thanks, will do.

Stig

Re: Recappinq question on Abit VP6

Resurrecting an oldish post.

I also have a a VP6 board, which seems to be operating properly, but since I need to order some other caps, I might as well order some for this board.

Are the caps recommended to be upgraded to 2200uF the 8 caps forming an 'L' next to the processors, or are there more? The rest should be 1000uF?

Thanks in advance
Stig

Hi.

I just got an ATI 9800 Pro card from a friend which he said were showing a lot of artifacts in the picture (blocks and such). It seems to have both swollen caps and a heatsink not being properly flat against the GPU. The caps looks to be Nichicon HC caps. The cooling funnel for the heatsink fan hits the crystal oscillator, preventing it from sitting flat, so I guess I will have to modifiy it somewhat. Enclosed are a couple of pictures of the caps and heatsink. Are these three caps probably bad?

Stig...

Re: Comments on The Recapping FAQ

Hi.

I'm a new member, but I have a comment about the temperature recommended for soldering the caps. I'd say 450C is way too high. When I had my soldering courses (first halves of the 90's), a rule of thumb were approx 150C above the melting point of the solder. Since normal 60/40 solder have a melting point of 177-183C, a good temperature would be about 350C. If you need as high as 450C, either you don't have a powerful enough soldering iron or a too small tip. With too high temperature it's a lot easier to damage the tracks due...