Re: eMac with defective Nichicon 1800uf 6.3 volt caps

Silverton, 45 mi south of Portland, 15 mi east of Salem, in the Willamette Valley & gateway to Silverfall State Park---the Local Chanber of Commerse made me say that last part. Yea--I'll send TopCat an email & probably get the Rubycons. I'm a sucker for these eMacs & set-out this morning to surf ebay for a 2nd Apple to use while I have this one tore-apart ( Take My Time Senereo ) wanted a 2nd Mac anyway, but wanted to try another style like an older Power Mac or a Mac-Mini, but suckered myself into another eMac cause...

Re: eMac with defective Nichicon 1800uf 6.3 volt caps

Thanks to you Guys warning of this issue, I spent alot of surf-time getting Educated on the ESR issue in the last 24 hrs, & locating acceptable specs replacements. The bad Nichicon HN(M) series Caps are 1800uf @ 6.3 volt, so i've located 3 suitable replacements that are available, & would appreciate your opinions on them; [ 1 ]--is Vishay*BCcomponents; 2200 uf / 10 vdc, Low ESR Aluminum Electrolytic / Features Low Impedance, Series:150 RMI --PN is 2222 150 64222,__ [ 2 ]-- is a Sanyo 10 vdc / 2200 uf, PN is --10MV2200FZ...

Hello from Oregon; I would greatly appreciate any advice from any Bad-Cap Members that have already replaced the bad Nichicon HN(M) series 1800uf 6.3 volt caps on the main Logic board of a 1.25 Ghz eMac. After extensive research, I have decided to re-cap the 9 Culprits myself. Being a certified Consumer Bench Technician with 30 years experience, & having a make-shift repair Bench set-up in one room for years, and reading lots of horror stories from others who took their eMacs to Apple Service centers for essentially what is a Logic Board swap-out. A few more technically savy reponses mentioned...