[OT] Dodgy electrolytic in 3COM hub

In message <E1B2z0W-0005wo-0W(a)anchor-post-32.mail.demon.net> "Witchy" <witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk> wrote: "On its way out" is probably the understatement of the year. I say replace it. Check all the caps carefully - if the cover is bulging or there's brown sludge on the top of it (or - shock horror - leaking out underneath it), then replace it. I've had good results with the Panasonic low-ESR 105C electrolytics that Farnell are selling. They're usually a bit bigger than the original caps (IME) and they're usually near the top of the price range, but they should last a good long while. Is there any branding on the cap in the photo? I had to recap a Grundig SkyDigibox not long ago - nasty little beggar. Full of cheapo Taiwanese capacitors (no offence intended to the Taiwanese) - "TAYEH" or something like that. I think I spent a good twenty minutes hacking off all the white silicone goop that Grundig so helpfully covered the capacitors in. Bletch. Later. -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice, http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI ... It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. -Voltaire-