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General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: vernimark on March 24, 2017, 01:25:48 PM

Title: Recapping a PCB
Post by: vernimark on March 24, 2017, 01:25:48 PM

This thread is related to my SPRINT ONE board but I think this way to proceed is quite unusual for videogame collectors.
In the contrary it is quite common in the old radio collectors (my previous hobby hehe).

(usual blog link: http://www.vernimark.com/?p=6358)

I wanted to replace the big capacitors on the PCB without using modern stuff

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: vernimark on March 24, 2017, 01:26:41 PM

Cut and empty the old capacitors

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: vernimark on March 24, 2017, 01:27:37 PM

Refill them with the new capacitor and seal with hot glue

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: vernimark on March 24, 2017, 01:28:29 PM

install the old/new caps in the original place.
that's all.

 :pac: :pac: :pac:

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: jammatt on March 24, 2017, 01:50:22 PM

Really nice way :)

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: Luigi on March 24, 2017, 03:15:47 PM

So inside the empty tubes is now a new capacitor?

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: vernimark on March 24, 2017, 03:22:05 PM

yep

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: Belike on March 24, 2017, 03:38:48 PM

Nice solution, a modern cap looks terrible in these old pcbs. :D

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: Andreas_AUT on March 24, 2017, 08:44:22 PM

Great idea so far. Since the new caps should be good for at least 10 years?

Title: Re: Recapping a PCB
Post by: vernimark on March 25, 2017, 01:10:30 AM

at least 20 I hope  :lol: