[labnetwork] Suss MA6 EISS computer

[Mario Portillo]

Word of caution, if the electrolytic capacitors are only swollen replacement would certainly work, but if they already leaked which was the case back then,  possibly the mother board is shorted out.....
My two cents, regards.


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Mario Portillo, hbtusainc at yahoo.com

On Saturday, October 26, 2019, 5:25 AM, Hathaway, Malcolm R <hathaway at cns.fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

#yiv1630585256 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Hi Mike,
Is the control computer a Dell?  If so, it's a fairly common failure among certain vintages of Dell PCs for bad capacitors to show up, and "recapping" kits exist and are reasonably easy to install.
However, if replacement seems easier or is preferred, then give that a go.
You can contact me off-list for more info regarding the re-capping business.

Mac
From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Michael Call <michael.call at maine.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 12:00 PM
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Subject: [labnetwork] Suss MA6 EISS computer During a recent power outage, our MA6 EISS imaging computer failed.  The system starts to boot and then hangs,  I've checked the power supply and the hard drive seems ok, but I suspect the motherboard has failed(swollen caps).  Has anyone had any experience replacing this system? 

Thanks in advance,

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Mike Call 
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University of Maine 
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