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| Click here to select a new forum. | | Macintosh IIfx Capacitor list | Posted by: orlandoave on 2018-12-22 16:12:06
Any of you replaced all the caps on your IIfx board?
I am looking for a list of caps and the best place to order them from.
Thank you for your time and expertise.
| Posted by: Daniël on 2018-12-23 04:43:09
The IIfx uses mostly tantalum capacitors. These do not need replacing unless they are faulty, they don't leak unlike the electrolytic caps used in other Macs of that era. The only electrolytic capacitors will be the through hole eletrolytics, and maybe a few SMD style electrolytics, which should have all the values on them if you wish to replace those.
| Posted by: orlandoave on 2018-12-23 05:28:48
Yes, you are right. These tantalum caps are tough and the IIfx also has tough traces. This is a computer board that you
can actually gently twist them off. On the board I am speaking the caps have leaked. The ratings are very difficult for me
to read, that is the reason I asked my question. SMD caps will probably out live me, but they are more expensive. I will
probably use the standard tantalum once I find the values of all the caps, which are few.
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