Hi WLUG, My conundrum is whether to work on soldering most likely capacitors into an old 18 inch LCD later this week in a haze of starch and tryptophan. Is it worth it to re-hab it for use as a basement/workshop PC? Happy Thanksgiving, Joel
On 11/22/2012 10:21, joel d wrote:
Hi WLUG,
My conundrum is whether to work on soldering most likely capacitors into an old 18 inch LCD later this week in a haze of starch and tryptophan.
Is it worth it to re-hab it for use as a basement/workshop PC? Yes, I think it is, particularly if the issue is the PSU.
My ViewSonic 32" died a slow death last year. My eyes could not do without it but the replacement budget was far too steep. A complete PSU electrolytic capacitor replacement did the trick, with no need to relegate this one to a junk pile. All for < $10 USD. /m
If its just fat caps, heck yeah fix it. what 3.00 in caps and 30 mins work time... = workshop monitor... On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM, joel d <joelgroup@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi WLUG,
My conundrum is whether to work on soldering most likely capacitors into an old 18 inch LCD later this week in a haze of starch and tryptophan.
Is it worth it to re-hab it for use as a basement/workshop PC?
Happy Thanksgiving,
Joel _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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Likewise, have done several where power caps were the issue. DaveC On 11/22/2012 10:21 AM, joel d wrote:
Hi WLUG,
My conundrum is whether to work on soldering most likely capacitors into an old 18 inch LCD later this week in a haze of starch and tryptophan.
Is it worth it to re-hab it for use as a basement/workshop PC?
Happy Thanksgiving,
Joel _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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