Just because C= used SMD caps doesn't mean you have to!
I've repaired two A600s which just sat on the grey screen for aeons by whipping out the bad SMD cap (which had gone furry - it's what SMD ones do when they leak) and soldered in a few common-or-garden electrolytics I got from Maplin. Works fine. Doesn't look so good but who cares? It's all under the hood...
