On Sun, Jun 26, 2005 at 12:15:01AM +0200, Jan Warreyn wrote: > > I used the dishwasher method to clean off the goo from the logic board of > my Classic which lost its sound and its clock/calendar capacities, but this > did not correct the problem... I wonder is there any way of finding out > which capacitor(s) is/are responsible for these failures? I ask this not > because I'm not willing to replace all the caps, but because this does not > look like the easiest soldering job one could think of, and I do not want > to cause additional damage.
You can use an ESR meter like the Dick Smith (cheap) type. With these, you can test the caps in circuit. It won't tell you if the capacitance has degraded, but ESR is an effective measurement of the overall condition of a cap. If the ESR is through the roof, the capacitance has likely degraded out of spec as well. -- Ryan Underwood, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
