Recapping Portable power supply

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pocketscience

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Apr 29, 2022
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I think I'm going mad... I was sure I'd seen YT video detailing the steps to recap a Portable's power supply, including getting into the brick without destroying anything...

I actually have a baggie of caps taped to my power supply for the recapping, so I'm assuming I got the cap list from that video as well...

But I can't seem to find the video anymore..

Does anyone have a better memory than me on this this..?
 

Daniel Hansen

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I don't remember ever seeing a video of recapping a M5136 specifically, but there are a few vids showing how to get into that style of adapter:
The 'vise' method (this is the method I use):
The 'screwdriver' method:
 
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