not to mentioned I've work at a contract manufacturing company for 3 years as the assembly engineer among other things, and know that it's common practice for designers of power supplies to add glue to critical through-hole components but yeah that capacitor is ooozing white stuff

 

think we can trust his, "they look normal" assessment?

 

yea but can you reheat steak?

 

yeah put it back on the fucking grill

 

rick ... you know lots about that type of stuff?

i got a tv that blew out one weekend when i wasnt home from what i can only assume was lightning since it took a pc and my roomies tv too ... i can plug it in and the led power light on front just blinks on and off but it wont turn on. is that prolly a bad resistor as well?

i'd love to fix it, i hate it just sittin broke in my closet and i am a fine hand at soldering

 

probably not a resistor, but capacitor. however, with lightning it can be many other things beyond the power supply. voltage spikes can kill ICs very very easily. but the first step would be to take a look at the power supply and the capacitors on the power supply. check for any that are ruptured (signs of fluid leakage) and also check the solder points for anything that looks odd (as in less solder than other points, not making solid contact). Those are usually signs that there is a problem.

I recently fixed a printer at work that had a power supply problem. two of the solder joints on the main circuit board for the power supply evaporated enough so it wasn't making good enough of a connection. added a tiny bit of solder and it powered up fine.

 

thanks mang, guess i know what im doing tonight when i get home

 

reheating steak?

 

werd


i still have trouble getting the middle to be the same temp as the outside though and wind up burning my tongue

any suggestions?

 

hahahahaha. i'll take pics for you to show you how close i am h: