Re: how to test capacitors on motherboard with a multimeter

Thanks for the explanations and advice!

Re: how to test capacitors on motherboard with a multimeter

I've seen multimeters which can measure capacitance, and I was tempted to buy one from lowes, but i didn't understand the range of capacitance it could detect. it stated it could detect in the nano range up to 4 mf- now is m for micro or milli? Sorry if this is a dumb question but if it were micro i would think they'd use mu. (some stores state 100mf on their sites to stand for micro farad, hence my uncertainty- I think it was this model specifically: [url]http://www.amazon.com/Ideal-61-312-Resi-Pro-Multimeter/dp/B002C4L0CO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1316414091&sr=8-2[/url])...

Re: Advice for Dell 19" E198FPf with bad caps

Thanks for the advice!

I went ahead and desoldered the bad caps using regular soldering wick which worked like a charm. then replaced the caps, applied some 63/37, and the monitor works beautifully!

btw to anyone interested- I went and bought some soldering wick for lead free solder but for whatever reason it didn't work as well as regular soldering wick.

Hey everyone!

Wanted to ask you for some advice- I took apart a Dell E198FPf and saw it had 2 obviously bloated caps and another debatable one which I'll probably end up replacing anyway. The prob is that I just noticed theres a large stamp on both sides- lead free.

Now I'm somewhat familiar with the environmental push for lead free PCBs and solder etc. but would there be any adverse effects if I used the standard 63/37 solder when replacing the blown caps? I suppose I could go out and buy some lead free but Im more concerned about my tip and what switching to lead...