Replacing caps on a m/b

[GilaManster]

Okay, here's the story. I blow 2 caps on a K7s5a m/b last week.
I do a google search and shazam!
http://www.badcaps.net/

I still am a little bit edgy about trying this.
There is some great info on this site!

GilaM

[John Prophet]

evidently Abit had some probs in years past cuz of the stolen formula.

Reminds me of the movie Animal House..when Bluto and D Day stole the wrong test answers, lol.

The problem is that the motherboards are layered and sometimes plated with circuit traces on both sides..so the soldering is a little tuffer than normal.

I have a board though that a couple caps were replaced and it booted right up where it wouldnt before they were replaced.
But i havent had chance yet to test it under load etc.

JP

[MRCOMPUTER]

Its not hard to do. I have been doing it for years with a cheap soldering pencil from Radio Shack. Just a small investment and a bit of patience...

[DanU]

If you have no or very little soldering experience, then I highly recommend practicing first on some broken electronics board. Also, read up on some proper soldering techniques. Practice makes perfect...

[GilaManster]

Thanks for the advice and encouragement! It's no great loss if I can't get the board up and running again.

Everything I've read saysdo not get the replacement caps from Radio Shack!

Thanks again!
GilaM

[Tomteriffic]

GilaMan, I've had several boards re-capped by a local guy, since he has the serious vacuum-powered desoldering machine and stuff. For what it's worth, he recommends the Panasonic low ESR (electrotatic series resistance) caps. They're a bit bigger than what was on the boards, and can be a tight squeeze, but every board he's re-done with these has worked just fine.