[Dumpster Baby]

I was given an "old" computer after an upgrade, and I found a bunch of those leaking capacitors in it. It wasn't a Dell, and there were a LOT of electronics manufacturers hit by this problem.

Due to the way the boards are constructed, and my lack of a $2000 soldering station, I had a very difficult time replacing about 8 capacitors without damaging the board. I ended up having to mount them upside down on the board with double sided tape dots, and use jumper wires to connect the leads to the board pads.

I'm using that very computer to write this even as we speak.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I wish this article had named the capaciter and its manufacturer(s). Capaciters are used in lots of electronic manufacturing, and I have thousands in the warehouse, left over from various jobs.