[lug] Local MB Repair

[D. Stimits]

George Sexton wrote:

> It seems that I have some Motherboards dying of the "bad electrolytic
> capacitor" problem.
>
> I found a guy in Utah that replaces the capacitors mail order. Does anyone
> know someone locally that's doing this?

I doubt you'll find anyone who would do this for any reasonable rate. 
Whether it can actually be done without doing more damage depends on a 
lot of things, such as whether the capacitor leads (can't be surface 
mount if it is electroylytic) are going through a plated or unplated 
multilayer board. Finding the right replacement is in itself probably a 
painful task...my guess is mail order is the only way you'll get it done 
without paying a fortune or having someone unfamiliar with a board 4 or 
more layers thick working on it.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com