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  • JDW
    Well, @basslinemz has only posted twice in this thread so far, so he does need to chime in with answers to your questions. But his...
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    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    What I’m trying to do is avoid a situation that leads to a permanent gluing (via 2-part epoxy like JB Weld 24-hour cure) of the right...
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    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    One other person in this thread has the same exact problem. And @techknight has a recent video (mentioned earlier in this thread)...
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    JDW replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    Leaked capacitor fluid slowly eats through tiny PCB traces over time. If you power the machine repeatedly with fluid all over the...
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    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Yes. TOP BOTTOM
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    JDW replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    But the facts remain facts, regardless of the job difficulty. So in the event of a job where you have 400 capacitors, you would need to...
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    JDW replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    There is no fluid-filled electrolytic capacitor that has eternal life. This isn’t a guess on my part. It’s absolute fact. If you...
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    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Okay, friends. I have test results for you. Here is a closeup of the bubbles again, this time shot from the bottom of the...
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    I don't concern myself with the failure mode of SOLID tantalum capacitors because I understand that most every manufacturer of those has...