Request Is there anyone in the UK that can recap old PC motherboards?

[CU_AMiGA]

Hello. Just wondering if theres anyone/any company in the UK that can recap my old PC motherboard? There's no leaks or damages to the motherboard itself - everything is fully working. But would like to get it recapped before any of this happens (and considering said motherboard was made during the capacitor plague era )

 

[Deleted member 14264]

Recepping is only necessary on motherboards that are affected by the 'capacitor plague' which was really affecting capacitors between 2000 to 2006.

For example my ASUS P3B-F which runs Windows 98SE and Windows 2000 doesn't need that. However my P5P800 SE (2005) which runs XP and Vista required a huge amount of work with special soldering equipment as these then had lead free solder that requires higher temperatures.

See : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

May I ask what MoBo you own and suspect would require recapping?

 

[Boing-ball]

Hello. Just wondering if theres anyone/any company in the UK that can recap my old PC motherboard? There's no leaks or damages to the motherboard itself - everything is fully working. But would like to get it recapped before any of this happens (and considering said motherboard was made during the capacitor plague era )

Try Mutant Catterpillar based in Anglesey, Wales. Ian is a pro

Mutant Caterpillar Games Ltd Retro Store

 

[CU_AMiGA]

Recepping is only necessary on motherboards that are affected by the 'capacitor plague' which was really affecting capacitors between 2000 to 2006.

For example my ASUS P3B-F which runs Windows 98SE and Windows 2000 doesn't need that. However my P5P800 SE (2005) which runs XP and Vista required a huge amount of work with special soldering equipment as these then had lead free solder that requires higher temperatures.

See : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

May I ask what MoBo you own and suspect would require recapping?

Hi

Thanks for the reply (sorry for late reply). The said mobo is an FIC VA 503+ rev 1.2a (made in either '99 or 2000 i'm guessing). It's more of a precautionary thing really - no damage or signs of leakage. But its probably better to get it done now rather than later.