Re: Re-capping eVGA GeForce 7600



Ok. Thanks for the pointers on polarity orientation. I know how to interpret those now.

The few times I've picked up the motherboard, I figured it would be complicated. Until working with the video card, I had never experienced soldering with such tiny holes. And without totally understanding why, I sort of knew that the motherboard would be an order of magnitude more challenging than the video card. Still, I understood that repairing the video card would be a crucial step on the way to the motherboard.

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Re: Re-capping eVGA GeForce 7600



On practice solder kits, I mounted the caps a few mm off the board while I used a heat sink. Even then, the finished product still worked. On the video card, I noticed it has holes for both the 8mm and 10mm caps, so all is not lost. lol

I actually meant the height is different, but I'm going to assume it makes no difference, since electrical ratings are electrical ratings.

Above, I think I actually answered my own question about the polarity orientation of the old caps. lol I believe I was overanalyzing...

Re: Re-capping eVGA GeForce 7600



I went out of my way to make sure they matched. That is partly why I ask about their physical size. I don't want to damage the board....

Re: Re-capping eVGA GeForce 7600



HN for the 470's, HN and HZ for the 1000's, and HZ for the 1500's. I couldn't tell if I needed HN or HZ for the 1000's, so I got both....

As part of learning to solder, I am going to replace blown capacitors on my mom's motherboard. I've already ordered the caps kit for the MCP61PM-HM 1.0B (motherboard by ECS for HP). To assist with the learning curve, the last step before touching her MOBO is to replace blown caps on the AGP video card mentioned in the title, then testing my work in a different computer. I've done my research, including reading here, and this card was put together with only Sacon caps(!) at 1500uF 6.3V, 470uF 16V, and 1000uF 6.3V.

I respect Topcat and this site, but it was frustrating that I never...