Amiga CD32 and wrong capacitors replacement

[rkauer]

@Antonis: since the caps blow out the top, they leaked over the mobo. Sure thing!

Fortunately the leakage is not super-corrosive as a battery spillage.

My best advice is to wash the board on the dishwasher and then proceed with the capacitor swapping. Your CD32 will get a new lease of live for years to come.

 

[Templar]

@ Rogerio

I double checked the place on the motherboard around the capacitors, and there's nothing there, everything is as clean as factory default (or Commodore's fault? )

As I said on one capacitor on the right, there's nothing atop of it, only on capacitor has a very little appear of leakage. Maybe I was lucky yesterday who knows.

 

[FOL]

@ Rogerio

I double checked the place on the motherboard around the capacitors, and there's nothing there, everything is as clean as factory default (or Commodore's fault? )

As I said on one capacitor on the right, there's nothing atop of it, only on capacitor has a very little appear of leakage. Maybe I was lucky yesterday who knows.

All the CD32's I have seen with this problem, never leak over board.
Just change the caps and it whould be fine, and change orientation.

I had same problem with mine, So I stuck massive overrated (Voltage) caps in it. Works great.

 

[Justin]

for the thickies like myself, could someone list a suitable Maplins buyable replace part in here?

thanks, JuvUK

 

[Powerpie5000]

for the thickies like myself, could someone list a suitable Maplins buyable replace part in here?

thanks, JuvUK

Paul_s is giving some away over at EAB: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=56413

Or you could always contact Cosmos here on Amibay

 

[Justin]

thanks for the heads up dude

 

[Templar]

thanks for the heads up dude

LOL m8, you're fast as a lightning...

(already posted on EAB)