Re: Hardware test equipment

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:08:48 +0100, "Dr.H@l0nf1r£$" <yeah@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Philip Herlihy wrote:
Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:26:35 +0100, Philip Herlihy wrote:

Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:

Snips and a soldering iron if you're going to get into replacing
bad caps, I suppose.

Hadn't really thought about that - do I just look for swelling?

Fnarr! Yes, swollen ends and any leakage. (Sorry, watching Little
Britain In Oz in the background...)

Symptoms much like dodgy power or dodgy cooling.

I'll have a look. I've already swapped out the PSU and installed a
PCI-slot fan.

Slot fans don't generally move enough air to be of much use. 80+mm
case fans for the win.

I'm watching the Bob Marley Rainbow concert on BBC4. (Untypical: I'm
more into opera, actually. And Rickie Lee Jones, of course).

You were missing Big Brother! Charlie got evicted at last.

Darn you to heck, woman! *shakes fist* I thought I was going to get
through this entire season without knowing any of their names.

Cheers - Jaimie
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