Re: conductive path cut (almost)
Thanx to both of you for your thoughts. I attached another image, and although I didn't intend to hide the questionable spot it is kind of a relief to me that you didn't find it too obvious. This hardware isn't available anymore, that's why I am so concerned, and on top it is an audio part, so degraded functionality might not be easy to detect.
Plus I didn't just try to remove the label (that happened when removing some insulating tape) but was sawing the heatsink before I found that it's not glued (double lol)...
Anyway thank you...
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conductive path cut (almost)
I have a problem where most technicians just shy away from commenting so I would appreciate any thoughts. By accident I did cut into an audio amplifier pcie-cards' conductive path. It is kind of hard to tell from the attached photo but when looking straight from above you almost can't see the metal inside, only from a slight angle. I'm sure the trace isn't completely cut, but there might be some injury. If it still works is it also safe to be operated or are there any other considerations?
Thank you very much for any insight!
Edit: the damage is located in the left quarter of...Last edited by kai; 01-10-2012, 06:26 PM.
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Re: mainboard worth being recapped?
Ok, thank you once again. So I guess I'll give it a shot.
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Re: mainboard worth being recapped?
Thank you all for your answers. However I would also like to know if other components of this mainboard (like diodes, transistors etc.) might be the root cause of this issue. Could you have another look into this, please. It would help a lot in the decision making whether to replace the caps or not.
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mainboard worth being recapped?
I am using a mainboard (MSI 7411-001 'Media Live Diva') which has a history of sudden failures but also has some unique features. The caps seem to be of lower quality but there are also reports of failures related to diodes. Regarding the overall qualitiy of the components - is it possible to evaluate by the attached pictures if it is worth trying to have the caps replaced by better ones?...
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