MrMe Computer power supplies generally have electrolytic capacitors in them, and tend to create a warmer environment for themselves, so those caps may tend to age faster. Hard drives are high-speed, high-precision mechanical devices with a finite life span. Wear and tear take their toll on the actuating mechanism, and once a head hits a platter, they're toast.
Computer power supplies generally have electrolytic capacitors in them, and tend to create a warmer environment for themselves, so those caps may tend to age faster.
Hard drives are high-speed, high-precision mechanical devices with a finite life span. Wear and tear take their toll on the actuating mechanism, and once a head hits a platter, they're toast.
That kinda hits on the question, I have had computers fatl on me but it is always the power supply or the hard drive.
The capacitor plague was years ago, anything impacted by it would have failed more a decade ago.
Electrolytics do dry out in time, but that can be a long time unless operated at high temperatures. In a consumer device, that could be ten or more years. Something else would probably fail first, and the device may not be worth repairing either.
Vintage computers often require "re-capping" to get them going again, but they were sold 25 or more years ago. Worthwhile, because the example in question is not available anymore.
rrebellCapacitor caps going bad,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
Good Luck, Ed
Can you elaborate a bit more ? Capacitors in what ? Pretty much any electronic device will have capacitors of some kind in them.
Mark.
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Capacitor caps going bad, what equipment will that affect, also what non railroad stuff might have a problem in our homes, never heard of this untill a thread here.