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Replacing Caps in a 600
« on: January 02, 2009, 11:51:31 PM »
Whats the easiest way to replace the SMD capacitors on a 600.  Some of them are in tight places.  Is there any way to maybe snip them off without hurting the motherboard?
 

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Re: Replacing Caps in a 600
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 01:51:44 AM »
I have replaced the ones by the floppy drive.  It wasn't too hard but the pads were damaged on 2 of them from the leaing caps.  It looks like the ones by the audio out jacks are leaking and a few by the Sony encoder chip thingy.  Sorry no pics, I just broke my camera over the holidays.
 

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Re: Replacing Caps in a 600
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2009, 02:01:58 AM »
Yep its the audio caps that I was looking at.  They are in a tight spot.  I also have a Hakko iron but I am not that skilled with it yet.  I am trying to replace all of the smd caps and they are probably the hardest to get to.  I was hoping for an easier way.  That was a nice link to loo at. Lots of interesting and useful things to read.  Thanks
 

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Re: Replacing Caps in a 600
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 07:34:05 PM »
Whats a beak head plier?  Do you wiggle it back and forth?  I have already replaced 5 caps in my computer with lifted pads on 4 of them.  Probably corrosion :-D.  Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.  Wasn't too hard to fix but I would rather not have it happen again.

Update: I feel stupid.  Of course I know what a beak head plier looks like.  I know what it looks like but not the name, if that makes any sense :-)