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For a single project one-off, Console5 is cheap. It's hard to beat it. But yes, buying several recap jobs' worth of parts at once from Mouser or DigiKey to get free shipping can work and get you low prices too. You just need to watch out when using SMD types like Polymer Tantalum because they...

In regards to good quality LCR meters, unless you're going to pay more than $1,000 for a benchtop meter, the absolute cream of the crop for hand-held in a reasonable price range is the DE-5000, which I personally use all the time...

I have nothing against Console5. Nothing. I respect the seller for the service he provides to so many. But I'm one of those really finicky EE's who really wants to know ALL THE SPECS of the caps before ordering, and Console5 doesn't provide that level of detail. Again, not biggy for most...

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 opening post says he used Console5, which isn't a vendor I've personally used in the past, but the fellow does make his living selling cap kits, and I've never...

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 side cylindrical hinge into its hinge holder. And it is the hinge holder that cracks, not the cylindrical hinge. TechKnight shows here that he used some kind of...

One other person in this thread has the same exact problem. And @techknight has a recent video (mentioned earlier in this thread) showing a Portable with the same cracked hinge holder too. That means there are likely others out there. Sadly, many Portable owners seem to be hibernating...

Leaked capacitor fluid slowly eats through tiny PCB traces over time. If you power the machine repeatedly with fluid all over the board, it could cause issues because it is electrically conductive. Not as bad as spilling water on a power board, but still rather bad.

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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 decide if its worth it. If it were me, I wouldn't recap it at all and probably even try to get rid of it. A partial recap wouldn't have much meaning, even if...

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 consult datasheets and white papers, you’re not going to find capacitor manufacturers that guarantee an Hour rating beyond 20 or 25 years, no matter what it...

Okay, friends. I have test results for you. Here is a closeup of the bubbles again, this time shot from the bottom of the polycarbonate board... Here's a video I made of the testing, showing you what it took to break the bond... Here are photos take after the break... Would love to...

I don't concern myself with the failure mode of SOLID tantalum capacitors because I understand that most every manufacturer of those has datasheets and whitepapers that explain you need to rate them at TWICE your maximum working voltage. That is an absolute must, but many in our hobby don't...

As mentioned in my earlier post, the opening post said he recapped everything, which I assumed meant literally that. So when I saw his Motherboard photo, I assumed those CAN style caps to be modern polymer replacements. And I know, because I like to use OS CONs on my SE/30 boards rather than...

I wish I was knowledgeable to be helpful in this thread, but I'm unfortunately not, Colin. By the way, I wish to humbly and formally offer you the warmest of welcomes to TinkerDifferent. Folks, Colin, is quite brilliant when it comes to the Apple II platform, as evidenced by his incredible...

I apologize for possibly misreading what you wrote, but I don’t really know what you’re trying to say to me. 😅 So allow me to clarify what I said and emphasize the point I was and still am trying to make. It will be a small distraction to this thread to do that, but based on what you wrote, I...

OK, guys... Only one fellow on Reddit replied, first by complaining that I wrote too much (which told me he's a millennial or younger), and then he initially provided scaremongering rather than any direct answer to my two questions. Knowing his youth, I used brief responses that was able to...

I'm not buying a face shield. And I may not even glove at all. At the end of the day, of protection prevents me from properly dispensing the liquid in a very precise manner, what good is the DCM solvent in the first place? I decided to go to the chemistry sub-reddit and found interesting...

Ah yes... Now ChatGPT says that even the DCM manufacturer-recommended PE is not enough... Naturally, all those EVOH and specialist gloves are outrageously priced or so thick it's impossible to do precision work. Maybe I should just use the Nitrile and turn a blind eye to it all? Maybe use...

Well everything is now only hold due to my compete lack of knowledge about chemical solvents and the SHEER STUPIDITY of ChatGPT. AI is such an idiot most of the time that I have to call into question the entire process! While reading through the instructions that came with the DCM liquid...

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