15 Mar
2004
15 Mar
'04
6:48 a.m.
Hi folks,
This is totally nowhere near the 10 year rule since the chips have datecodes
of 9951 on 'em, but the theory of failure is the same. It's a 16 port 10/100
hub and it whistles like a bastard when its powered up. On dismantling I
find that one of the electrolytic caps on the power regulator side of things
is looking (to me) unwell in that it has a brown stain on the top over one
of the joins:
http://www.wowrarelook.co.uk/cap.jpg
I gather replacement is necessary since it's obviously on its way out?
Cheers all,
--
Adrian/Witchy
Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
