No, doubt I have any given all of my shit is over ten years old and is going strong. Checked the caps on my main machine earlier this year and not one was swollen.
Current capacitors actually out-last 1950s-1970s capacitors (comparing same type). In general the problem are electrolytic caps and bad cooling. Bad cooling is terrible.
is there any decent guide on which caps should be changed in old electronics?
bc i have many stuff i'll like to fix
and i mean written guide please, i can watch a video but i want something that i can check easily
>RIFA caps >that one bad Nichicon series >capacitor plague >the absolute nightmare that is neoprene >early lead-free solder >bad designs causing heat to kill components
what other common failures should you always look out for in old electronics?
no
How common is this? I left my PC running and I'm not home right now.
If you have rifa caps in your computer, extremely common
How do I know if I have them other than looking for them physically?
run `lscaps` in the command line.
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just bought a defect tool for 1/3rd its value, speculating ist just a fricking rifa
rifa caps dont contain that
Why does RIFA do that
No, doubt I have any given all of my shit is over ten years old and is going strong. Checked the caps on my main machine earlier this year and not one was swollen.
A couple, have more somewhere or they came on down to the landfill. Don't see them often.
yes
>made in 1956
>still works today
Do we have any other technology with such an impressive longevity?
copper wires
leaded solder
Current capacitors actually out-last 1950s-1970s capacitors (comparing same type). In general the problem are electrolytic caps and bad cooling. Bad cooling is terrible.
>In general the problem are electrolytic caps and bad cooling. Bad cooling is terrible.
Even in good designs the fan can fail and then the cap-ACK!
They went to the Moon with them.
And they came back.
Every quality component has solid caps that last 20+ years. Your CMOS battery will fail long before.
>Your CMOS battery will fail long before.
The CMOS battery is a quick $1 replacement though.
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is there any decent guide on which caps should be changed in old electronics?
bc i have many stuff i'll like to fix
and i mean written guide please, i can watch a video but i want something that i can check easily
bulge = change
that's it.
As general rule any pre 1970s metallized film and very low voltage electrolytic.
Bulged or leaking caps.
Also failed caps but good luck finding them
>RIFA caps
>that one bad Nichicon series
>capacitor plague
>the absolute nightmare that is neoprene
>early lead-free solder
>bad designs causing heat to kill components
what other common failures should you always look out for in old electronics?
why do they look like candy