I have no idea why anyone would PREFER Tantalum caps, they have a limited life span and a VERY nasty habit of shorting when they fail instead of failing open like electrolytics tend to do.
You can now buy lytics that are the same size if not smaller then 20 year old tants. And they cost a lot less. Matt Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2013, at 7:37 PM, "J.S. Garrison" <garriso...@yahoo.com> wrote: > It mentions Tantalum. Some one out there on the internets said they prefer > Tantalum for Mac motherboard refurbishing. But they're more expensive and not > suitable for audio because of their lack of linearity. You learn.... > > > Jeff > > > From: Hardware Mack <hardwarem...@gmail.com> > To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 8:41 AM > Subject: Re: Are my 2 Powerbook 100 only for the trashcan? > > http://www.intersil.com/content/dam/Intersil/documents/an13/an1325.pdf > > this is a pretty good document that talks about the different caps. > > > On Jul 13, 2013, at 11:25 AM, gaetano314 wrote: > >> Ok, (*deep breath*) I will go back to the top of the mountain and wait a >> little longer :-) >> >> G >> >> Il giorno sabato 13 luglio 2013 17:14:59 UTC+2, Notgoing Totellyou ha >> scritto: >> oh yeah. haha. >> >> i might not get do that this weekend... the other night i came home from >> work and fedex and UPS has left all kinds of stuff for me to complete. >> including a NeTX cube board, more portables, and more SE.30's >> >> ill try, but like i said i will do it, also because i have 3 powebook 100;s >> that i know need to be re-capped. >> but as always customers come first, my projects always go to the back of the >> line. >> >> Charles >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 13, 2013, at 11:03 AM, gaetano314 wrote: >> >>> Sure I will, but I am expecting a Caps! Powerbook 100 page... time is >>> mature now :-) >>> >>> Il giorno sabato 13 luglio 2013 17:00:13 UTC+2, Notgoing Totellyou ha >>> scritto: >>> you should :-) >>> >>> >>> here are some links from my website: >>> maccaps.com >>> >>> Threads to help you do it your self! >>> >>> Caps! -- (Supplies For Beginners) What do you need? >>> >>> Caps! - Temp Controlled Soldering Irons - On A Budget! >>> >>> Caps! -- LC TDK Power Supply FIX For (Pizza Box Mac's) >>> >>> Caps! -- Macintosh Classic >>> >>> Caps! -- Macintosh Classic II >>> >>> Caps! -- Macintosh Classic II Rev. 2 (Enhanced Sound) >>> >>> Caps! -- Macintosh SE/30 >>> >>> Caps! -- Macintosh Color Classic >>> >>> Caps! IIcx -- IIci >>> >>> Caps! Macintosh IIci - Cache Card >>> >>> Caps! -- Macintosh IIsi >>> -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
