Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
Now I've got two of my colleagues who also bought GX270's from the company. I'm doing the replacement for them. Just re-ordered the capacitors. One of the motherboards is a smaller one that has the 3x1500 and 3x1800 caps. I only could find 1800uF 25V capacitors, the diameter of which is 16mm that might be a bit bigger than that of the original ones. Hope I'll be able to squeeze it in between the heatsink and the connectors.
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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
Replaced the five nichicon caps and now the PC is stable. Before, with the bad caps, I had to switch the pc on at least 30 mins before I wanted to use it to warm it up so that it doesn't fail during the POST process. Now it's all stable and I'm glad I found this website. Thanks for it.
Just a tip for the removal operation:
After removing the old caps using the tilting method, I used desoldering braid (copper wick) to soak the solder from the wholes. It's quick and probably less hussle than using pump and needle,...
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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
On this motherboard there are 5 x 1500 uF nichicon caps and all the 12 x 1800uF are Rubycons. This motherboard has four memory slots, so probably this is why the two extra 1500 uF caps. I've ordered the five caps, so in a few days time I'll let you know the results.
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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
It's nichicon 1500uF 6.3V
I found the following capacitor to use as a replacement:
type: Aluminium Electrolytic
brand: Panasonic
Manufacturer's part number: EEUFC1A152
Voltage: 10V(dc)
Capacitance: 1500
Leakage Current 0.01 CV or 3 µA Whichever is Greater
Diameter: 10mm
Lead Diameter: 0.6mm
Length: 25mm
Life Expectancy At 105°C: 3000H
Can you please confirm if this is OK?
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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
I've just bought a DELL GX270 desktop from my company with the badcap problem. Can anyone advise me what capacitors should I use to replace the old ones? Can I use caps with exactly the same parameters except the brand? Or ones with a higher voltage? Thanks in advance.
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