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| AppleCD 150 (Sony CDU-541-25 1x Caddy CDROM) Repair | |
| Posted by: theletter0xff on 2025-11-16 17:46:32 While trying to service an AppleCD 150 (Sony CDU-541-25), I found a cracked component at C315 that I cannot identify.   Assistance in identifying a suitable replacement would be appreciated. | |
| Posted by: mitchW on 2025-11-17 10:28:16 This is a tantalum capacitor. Are there any markings whatsoever on this capacitor? Given the size, it could be 10uF 16V or similar, but you can't be sure. | |
| Posted by: bibilit on 2025-11-17 10:57:49 I agree, something is written in the black casing, probably a clue here | |
| Posted by: mitchW on 2025-11-17 11:35:30 Just a quick googling around and I found a photo of the PCB which I cropped. The C315 is marked C105, which means a 1uF 10V tantalum cap! You can also use a ceramic 1uF cap in place of | |
| Posted by: theletter0xff on 2025-11-17 12:20:49 wonderful, much better google-fu than I. Much appreciated, one step closer to installing A/UX... And I'm guessing bitsavers as the source; to help increase hits | |
| Posted by: mitchW on 2025-11-17 19:38:41 Yes, exactly, good catch! Hope you get it working. I recapped a similar unit back in 2015 and I remember it had quite a lot of leaky cap damage | |
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