Yea I received a Sparcbook 2 and saw this damage knock some SMD
components off the entire OTHER SIDE of the board from the leaky cap.
Got it going again with cleaning and repair work though.
I had a SB3 fail in its power supply module due to shorted tantrums on
the output side of the supply
Apologies if this is easily found info but is there a good guide on getting
into the tadpole systems? I recall my last time felt futile and I read some
warnings from folks smarter than me suggesting its easy to break but not
properly disassemble.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 1:45 PM null via cctalk
No, this applies only to Tadpole Series 2 and potentially Series 1 machines
(although I have not observed the latter)
Series 3(/3000) are completely different internally. Your SB3000 is safe- at
least from this failure mode.
> On Sep 22, 2020, at 11:02, Alan Perry via cctalk
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You flush electronics with Indian Pale Ale? Too many TLAs.
This isn't a problem on the model of SparcBook you sold me, is it?
On 9/22/20 10:53 AM, Ian Finder via cctalk wrote:
There is a 1000uf 10v cap on the main logic board just above the Bt display
controller.
It is leaking... a lot. (4/4
There is a 1000uf 10v cap on the main logic board just above the Bt display
controller.
It is leaking... a lot. (4/4 samples so far)
Go replace it, flush the area and scrub the with 99.9% IPA.
