27 Apr
2015
27 Apr
'15
10:06 a.m.
FWIW the NeXTcube has the same shoddy SMT can caps, but last time I gave it a peek to see
if they were actually leaking, they were not- whereas all the cans in its contemporaries
had spilled electrolyte.
Perhaps a different MFG or SKU of cap?
Pete, were yours actually leaking? Or just the same shoddy type?
On Apr 26, 2015, at 20:02, Terry Stewart <terry at
webweavers.co.nz> wrote:
Thanks Pete,
Did the NEXT cube have the same kind of issues with leaky barrel
capacitors?
I'd also like to know if there was any PC equipment plagued in this way.
Of was it just an Apple thing?
Terry (Tez)
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Pete Plank <nekonoko at mac.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> On Apr 26, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Terry Stewart <terry at webweavers.co.nz>
>> wrote:
>>
>> For those that might be interested
>> http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2015-04-28-recap-se30.htm
>>
>> I guess a lot more classic computer enthusiasts will be doing SMD work
> for
>> repair in the future as "vintage computing" starts to encompasses
> machines
>> from the 1990s.
>>
>> Terry (Tez)
>
> Very nice! I recently recapped my NeXT Cube using the same type of
> capacitors. Working great so far.
>
> Pete