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- Mar 18, 2015
So I have finally seen with my own two eyes a set of bulging capacitors on an old socket 478 mobo. Its not the biggest deal in the world because the board is old and OEM and it was free, but I do want to put it to work. My guess is that it might be better to practice soldering skills on a cheap/free board that I dont necessarily need, and then I might have some skills under my belt for when an important cap needs replacing. We shall have to find out if my solder skills are up to snuff These caps are marked on the bulging top with "HD r3 1500 6.3V" and no other visible markings. There are 4-5 of these and 2 of another kind with bulging tops. The board still works as of now BTW, so Im not in a super hurry. I will likely complete the replacement when I begin to see issues.
Now to the part I have questions about:
1) are there standard values of capcitors that are used on a large number of motherboards so that I might make purchases with that in mind rather than running back to the "store" every time I need a cap or two ?
2) I know from my PSU adventures that not all caps are created equal. Is it worth it to replace these bulging caps with a quality brand while leaving the original caps in place? Is it a worthwhile pursuit to just replace every cap on the board while I have the soldering iron out (poor soldering skill not-withstanding) ? And what I mean by worthwhile pursuit is: significantly greater longevity and performance.
Thanks in advance
Now to the part I have questions about:
1) are there standard values of capcitors that are used on a large number of motherboards so that I might make purchases with that in mind rather than running back to the "store" every time I need a cap or two ?
2) I know from my PSU adventures that not all caps are created equal. Is it worth it to replace these bulging caps with a quality brand while leaving the original caps in place? Is it a worthwhile pursuit to just replace every cap on the board while I have the soldering iron out (poor soldering skill not-withstanding) ? And what I mean by worthwhile pursuit is: significantly greater longevity and performance.
Thanks in advance