> >I've noticed that the logic board looks suspiciouly wet in the vincinity of > >some of the electrolytic capacitorss which are mounted towards the front of > >said board. I know something's wrong there, but I thought that if leaky caps > >on the logic board were causing faults, the machine would power up but not > >boot - and that this would happen all of the time. > > It could be a combination of both; maybe the caps are good enough to power/boot > the machine about 25% of the time, but I suspect this will decrease as the > machine ages. I'd say the faulty caps are almost certainly the source of the > problem with both the keyboard and PSU power button.
I'll give replacing them a shot, though I have a feeling it's going to be tricky as the caps in question are surface mounted, and I've never worked with SM components before. I think the local electronics store has some kits that use SM, so I might get a few to familiarize myself. Thanks for the help, Gyg. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
