"Mark Zacharias" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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Hello? Instead of fussing over it, why not replace all the electrolytics
"in
the vicinity" while the bad-looking solder joints are being re-done?

This is a common problem in servicing. As an EE, I want to know exactly
why
something isn't working correctly. But I learned a long time ago that
it's
more important to simply get the damned thing fixed. If that means
shotgunning likely components, so be it.



Shotgunning is, IMHO, very bad practice, and often leads to the creation
of more problems than it fixes. I am actually quite surprised that you
would advocate doing this, William.

Arfa


I have seen sets (notably Toshiba and Mitsubishi) where shotgunning was
advisable in addition to replacing whichever single cap might have been
causing your issue.

Mark Z.

Occasionally, this is true, but only - for me at least - if the manufacturer
has recommended a block of components to be replaced, on the grounds that
some or all of the additional ones, may have been unacceptably stressed or
damaged, by the primary failure. In these cases, the manufacturer or his
spares agent usually supplies 'service kits' of all the necessary
components. Often the case with switch mode power supplies.

As in, for instance

http://www.ohmsupplies.co.uk/

Arfa