any other way i can take off the old capacitor? i cannot locate any snippers
any other way i can take off the old capacitor? i cannot locate any snippers
yes remove the board and unsolder the capacitor but that is a very fiddly job especially if you are not experienced with a soldering iron.
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rafter_01 (20-08-14)
Not really, as long as you take your time and remember what goes where.
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if you have a camera phone take a picture of board for backup use and in case different length screws
rafter_01 (20-08-14)
If you have never soldered before taking off the board will be FAR,FAR more difficult than soldering to the old legs. I can't stress this enough - PLEASE do not do it this way.
Please take the advice of the many people who have done this job before and snip off the old capacitor and solder to the old legs.
If you get a good soldered joint between the old legs and the new capacitor that is all that matters, neatess does not make the box work any better!
another tip if you have never used a soldering iron before is to do a few test runs soldering some electric cable, or paper clips together as practice makes perfect and it might give you a little bit more confidence when you do it for real
rafter_01 (20-08-14)
An update, i tried soldering the legs myself but was absolutely hopeless. So left it and paid a TV repair guy to do it. Cost me £20 and the box is working.
Kind of annoyed that i couldn't do a simple soldering job. Was worried i might end up burning the motherboard with the hot iron.
you did the right thing mate as you where not fully confident that you could do it properly
and for only £20 you have saved yourself a couple of hundred £'s
probably lol it's a handy thing to know how to do I have been using a soldering iron for over 40 years and it has served me well
I have actually considered buying a broken Duo with the red light problem to fix myself but you never know if you are buying a clone so I have never bothered
Last edited by nsw9154; 20-08-14 at 15:17.