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"Nickm" <nickm@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> "Hasj Pee" <hasjpee*NOSPAM*@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Hello!
>>
>> I have had several capacitors broken on my a7v266-e motherboard (bad
>> smell, leaking).
>> Now I wanted to order some new ones and install them myself.
>> Where can I do this (preferably in Europe, Belgium)?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Hasj Pee
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> There is a guy in the UK (from Scotland I think) who goes by the name of
> BigBadger and sometimes frequents this group and the Abit group who I
> believe specialises in supplying capacitors for popular motherboards in
> kit form. I don't know whether bigbadger@btinternet.com is still valid or
> not, but it might be worth a try
>
> Certainly there is another guy based in the US who has supplied me with a
> kit of capacitors for an old Abit board I needed to repair for a friend a
> while ago. His handle within the Abit group and sometimes on this NG too
> is Homie.aka Capman or real name: Gary Headlee His web site will give you
> the relevant info and prices. http://motherboardrepair.com/ He was very
> quick too - less than 5 day turn around from the US to the UK. He
> certainly knows his stuff and is very helpful. You get the capacitors for
> the whole board, instructions, solder and solder removal tape in the kit.
> A whole board takes 3 - 4 hours the first time you do it and a bit less
> once you get used to it. Once the caps start going bad, you should really
> replace the others on the board too as it's usually only a matter of time
> before they die too. It cost me about £25 GBP for a kit including
> carriage, which is bordering on whether it makes economical sense and the
> advantage is that someone else has sourced all the right parts for you,
> but hey... if you like the board you have enough, then why not?
>
> Regards
>
> Nick
>
Thank you Nick!
I'll go check this out!
Kind regards,
Hasj Pee