Just seeking opinion really.
Our trusty 1tb network hard drive failed today, and after checking it turns out it's now outside warranty.
I've taken a quick look at her inside and a capacitor has thrown up over it's brothers.
Its a fairly common value and everything else 'looks' okay. Now we were pretty much resigned to replacing the whole thing, but for the price of another is it worth soldering another in?
I'm aware it may have fried other things, but as it's fairly easy to get to and a unit that costs pence, what do you think?
Perhaps there was a reason why the capacitor failed. Maybe it vented due to a supply failure?
Anyway, opinions welcome
Our trusty 1tb network hard drive failed today, and after checking it turns out it's now outside warranty.
I've taken a quick look at her inside and a capacitor has thrown up over it's brothers.
Its a fairly common value and everything else 'looks' okay. Now we were pretty much resigned to replacing the whole thing, but for the price of another is it worth soldering another in?
I'm aware it may have fried other things, but as it's fairly easy to get to and a unit that costs pence, what do you think?
Perhaps there was a reason why the capacitor failed. Maybe it vented due to a supply failure?
Anyway, opinions welcome
Last edited: