Comment on After 5 years of non use, what precautions should I take before turning on a Commodore CBM 3016?
Eheran@lemmy.world 9 months agoIf you replace them anyway… just do only that. To test functionality it could indeed help avoid explosions.
Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Havent replaced parts like these or soldered things before, so it’ll definetly be interessting. Though out of curiousity, if the Capacitors do explode, would they damage other electronics in the system or would it only be limited to itself?
Eheran@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The explosion should not damage anything short term. Leaving the residue will cause a lot of corrosion long term. If you get into soldering, make sure to buy proper flux. It makes such a huge difference. Also not the cheapest iron. I would recommend a TS80P. For removing parts, if you do that more than a few times, get an automatic solder sucker, cheap ones should do. Otherwise use the iron with extra solder at high heat and perhaps 3 or 4 hands.