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racerbrownn · 06-17-2004, 07:03 PM

capacitors are small metal cans alittle longer than a pencil eraser and about the same diameter. usually black with white part no.s on the side.
they should all look the same shape with no residue seeping out the bottom next to the motherboard. if one appears fatter in the middle [from top to bottom], it's probably shorted out.
you will probably see about maybe 20 to 30 of these little guys on the mb. some are extra big in comparison but the shape and seepage rules still apply.

06-17-2004, 07:03 PM	#22
racerbrownn Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: minn Posts: 948	capacitors are small metal cans alittle longer than a pencil eraser and about the same diameter. usually black with white part no.s on the side. they should all look the same shape with no residue seeping out the bottom next to the motherboard. if one appears fatter in the middle [from top to bottom], it's probably shorted out. you will probably see about maybe 20 to 30 of these little guys on the mb. some are extra big in comparison but the shape and seepage rules still apply. Last edited by racerbrownn; 06-17-2004 at 07:05 PM.