Tom Jones wrote: > On Thu, 7 Jul 2005, Alexander Henry wrote: > >> On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 18:20:46 -0700, Bupkus wrote: >> >>> I have 2 Epox motherboards where the capacitors are starting to >>> leak. They're both 8RDA+ and I'm looking for someone in the valley >>> with soldering skills. >>> I expect I can get the replacement caps but a solder station and >>> solder remover, not to mention the skills just take it beyond me. >>> If you're a soldering guy and you're interested, LMK. >>> >>> -Mark >> >> >> My goodness, what is the waste of your human life soldering parts >> together which are practically booby trapped to explode compared to >> the hundred bucks for a new motherboard? >> >> > Not trying to speak for the Original Poster here, but I've found that > a few minutes with a soldering iron has saved me hundreds of dollars. > If I _can_ fix it, why replace it? > > I guess it depends on priorities and cash on hand. > > TJ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > I've already decided, as in the above post, that it is beyond my skill level as well as the tools involved being too pricey. I had thought if a person here had those tools, skills, and did this kind of work on a regular basis I could either afford to have him do the work or just donate the boards to him. These 2 boards have Soundstorm which some people consider desireable. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss