On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:24:14 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:57:12 +0000, furmity <no@email.com> wrote:
>
>>I briefly wondered if a flat battery could cause this problem.
>>
>>https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/can-a-dead-cmos-battery-cause-a-pc-to-not-boot.3703445/
>>
>>Maybe. Possibly?
>
>Ah, that's worth a look - thanks!

<glum>
It's not that :-(

Nor is it the PSU, as I robbed a PSU out of another (dormant) machine,
and tried that. So I reckon it's probably the mobo :-(
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>

I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other sources”.

On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>
>
>
>I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other sources”.

Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
missing something here?

--
Geoff
NTV 650

geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>> real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other sources”.
>
> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
> sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
> missing something here?
>

It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.

For instructions, type "http folder" on https://real-debrid.com/support

On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>>> real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other sources”.
>>
>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
>> sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
>> missing something here?
>>
>
>It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
>and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
>videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.
>
>For instructions, type "http folder" on https://real-debrid.com/support

OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.

--
Geoff
NTV 650

On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

>On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>>>> real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other sources”.
>>>
>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
>>> sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
>>> missing something here?
>>>
>>
>>It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
>>and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
>>videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.
>>
>>For instructions, type "http folder" on https://real-debrid.com/support
>
>OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.

I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files fit
into the above?

--
Colin Irvine
R1250RS

Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>
>> On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>>>>> real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other sources”.
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
>>>> sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
>>>> missing something here?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
>>> and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
>>> videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.
>>>
>>> For instructions, type "http folder" on https://real-debrid.com/support
>>
>> OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.
>
> I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files fit
> into the above?
>

I’ll trade your stupid question for mine, what exactly do you mean by
“extracting files”?

Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote in
news:v0j1gs$dg98$1@dont-email.me:

> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>>> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to
>>>>>> my real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other
>>>>>> sources”.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading
>>>>> from "other sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from
>>>>> there or am I missing something here?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to
>>>> download and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add
>>>> in your Kodi videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is
>>>> directly available.
>>>>
>>>> For instructions, type "http folder" on
>>>> https://real-debrid.com/support
>>>
>>> OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.
>>
>> I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files fit
>> into the above?
>>
>
> I’ll trade your stupid question for mine, what exactly do you mean
> by “extracting files”?
>
>

from .rar compressions of hooky stuff I'm guessing

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
> Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:v0j1gs$dg98$1@dont-email.me:
>
>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>>>> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to
>>>>>>> my real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other
>>>>>>> sources”.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading
>>>>>> from "other sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from
>>>>>> there or am I missing something here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to
>>>>> download and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add
>>>>> in your Kodi videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is
>>>>> directly available.
>>>>>
>>>>> For instructions, type "http folder" on
>>>>> https://real-debrid.com/support
>>>>
>>>> OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.
>>>
>>> I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files fit
>>> into the above?
>>>
>>
>> I’ll trade your stupid question for mine, what exactly do you mean
>> by “extracting files”?
>>
>>
>
> from .rar compressions of hooky stuff I'm guessing
>

I think magic just happens but it’s not that often that a find a torrent
that’s in .rar, or are we talking usenet binaries?

It’s been a long time since I touched one of those.

Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote in
news:v0j430$e1vq$1@dont-email.me:

> wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>> Higgins <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:v0j1gs$dg98$1@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>>>>> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>>>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don’t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to
>>>>>>>> my real-debrid account and streams directly from such “other
>>>>>>>> sources”.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading
>>>>>>> from "other sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi
>>>>>>> from there or am I missing something here?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It’s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to
>>>>>> download and it’s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can
>>>>>> add in your Kodi videos section so that all of your hooky stuff
>>>>>> is directly available.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For instructions, type "http folder" on
>>>>>> https://real-debrid.com/support
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.
>>>>
>>>> I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files
>>>> fit into the above?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I’ll trade your stupid question for mine, what exactly do you mean
>>> by “extracting files”?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> from .rar compressions of hooky stuff I'm guessing
>>
>
> I think magic just happens but it’s not that often that a find a
> torrent that’s in .rar, or are we talking usenet binaries?
>
> It’s been a long time since I touched one of those.
>
>

one of the sites I use, run by a denizen of this place, is all rar

On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:19:08 -0000 (UTC), Higgins
<the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote:

>Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>>> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don?t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>>>>>> real-debrid account and streams directly from such ?other sources?.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
>>>>> sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
>>>>> missing something here?
>>>>>
>>>> It?s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
>>>> and it?s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
>>>> videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.
>>>>
>>>> For instructions, type "http folder" on https://real-debrid.com/support
>>>
>>> OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.
>>
>> I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files fit
>> into the above?
>
>I’ll trade your stupid question for mine, what exactly do you mean by
>“extracting files”?

As wessie said, from .rar compression.

--
Colin Irvine
R1250RS

Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:19:08 -0000 (UTC), Higgins
> <the.best.names.are.gone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:18:57 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 27/04/2024 13:07, Higgins wrote:
>>>>> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>>>>> On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
>>>>>>> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
>>>>>>>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don?t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
>>>>>>> real-debrid account and streams directly from such ?other sources?.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
>>>>>> sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
>>>>>> missing something here?
>>>>>>
>>>>> It?s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
>>>>> and it?s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
>>>>> videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.
>>>>>
>>>>> For instructions, type "http folder" on https://real-debrid.com/support
>>>>
>>>> OK, thanks I shall read and digestief.
>>>
>>> I did. Possibly a stupid question, but how does extracting files fit
>>> into the above?
>>
>> I’ll trade your stupid question for mine, what exactly do you mean by
>> “extracting files”?
>
> As wessie said, from .rar compression.
>

Real-débridas doesn’t really help for your source, it’s more for us torrent
monkeys.

On 25/04/2024 00:40, Ace wrote:

> I was just complaining to Champ a few weeks ago that I couldn't get
> any decent Englisg coverage of bike racing, with the SBK offering on
> itv4 (I think it was) being so editted and with so little content
> apart from the actual race highlights that it made it impossible to
> follow the season unless you really made an effort to do so elsewhere
> as well.

You just need a decent source, plus rutorrent and OSMC. Or Qbit and
Plex, I suppose.

On 23/04/2024 16:52 Champ penned these words:
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:23:56 -0000 (UTC), wessie
> <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>> https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/civic-amenity-sites/
>
> Very droll
>
> As the previous thread revealed, I simply don't understand how people
> watvh TV nowadays. Does everybody stream everything? Faced with
> such almost unlimitless choice, I don't think I would ever find
> anything to watch. I need something to curate content for me, which
> is, essentially, what tradititional TV channels do, isn't it?

I keep most stuff on a Synology NAS running Plex, I sprang for the licence
albeit the free version is adequately usable. If something catches my eye I'll
obtain a copy and bung it on the NAS. Mostly watch on a PC at the moment, it
will stream to my Chromecast on the TV but that's hogged 99% of the time by
Madam 's penchant for Chinese drama.
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

On 24/04/2024 21:25 wessie penned these words:
> the Gen 4 Chromecast is an alternative to the Roku and will convert any TV
> into an Android TV.

That's what I currently have, got a Gen1 still at my other place, lost a Gen2 in
a move feck knows where it went so bought the Gen4 when I knew I'd have to spend
some time back.
--
Ian

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

Boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
news:ft81gk-2r4.ln1@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

> On 24/04/2024 21:25 wessie penned these words:
>> the Gen 4 Chromecast is an alternative to the Roku and will convert
>> any TV into an Android TV.
>
> That's what I currently have, got a Gen1 still at my other place, lost
> a Gen2 in a move feck knows where it went so bought the Gen4 when I
> knew I'd have to spend some time back.

I've got a Gen1 but it was not working very well streaming iplayer etc from
my laptop, hence looking for something else. A �15 punt in Arogs for a Roku
Express Gen-onebeforecurrent is working okay as I do not need to fire up
the laptop to watch telly.

On 25 Apr 2024 at 21:10:42 BST, "petrolcan" <petrolcan@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <l8vfc1F144uU1@mid.individual.net>, jeremy says...
>>
>> On 25 Apr 2024 at 15:53:30 BST, "petrolcan" <petrolcan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <l8v4irFu1rbU1@mid.individual.net>, jeremy says...
>>>>
>>>> On 25 Apr 2024 at 08:42:06 BST, "YTC#1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If it was just me, I would only have internet and set up a PVR (probably
>>>>> with a Pi).
>>>>
>>>> How would that work then - can you record from an internet stream on the (in
>>>> this case) Pi? And therefore skip adverts etc. on playback?
>>>
>>> You need a decent source, qbit & Plex.
>>>
>>> You'll never see an advert again.
>>
>> Cool. There's an interesting project then.
>
> Fire me an email and I'll get you to your source, the rest will be up to you ;)

(emailed)

ta

--
jeremy

In article <v0imaf$b455$1@dont-email.me>, Higgins says...
>
> geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
> > On 27/04/2024 07:37, Higgins wrote:
> >> Colin Irvine <look@colinandpat.co.uk> wrote:
> >>> Kodi running on a Pi, reading from an NAS
> >>> disk, for, er.., other sources.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I don?t even do the NAS thing any more. Kodi links directly to my
> >> real-debrid account and streams directly from such ?other sources?.
> >
> > Hmmm, interesting. Am I achieving roughy the same by downloading from "other
> > sources" to a 1drive folder and streaming to Kodi from there or am I
> > missing something here?
> >
>
> It?s just an extra step. I go to the source, set Real-Debrid to download
> and it?s done. Real-Debrid offers a link that you can add in your Kodi
> videos section so that all of your hooky stuff is directly available.

'We may be required to disclose Users personal data in order to protect our legal rights or where
disclosure of Users personal data's are required of us by the judicial authorities only when legal
procedures are followed.'

'Files links that Users download are stored in a database for legal concerns and our internal use.
All saved links are erased within 1 month for security reasons and service needs. However all
requests made on our site are stored for 1 year, the legal retention period.'

Yeah, fuck that.

On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:59:26 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>>>I briefly wondered if a flat battery could cause this problem.
>>>
>>>https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/can-a-dead-cmos-battery-cause-a-pc-to-not-boot.3703445/
>>>
>>>Maybe. Possibly?

>>Ah, that's worth a look - thanks!

><glum>
>It's not that :-(
>
>Nor is it the PSU, as I robbed a PSU out of another (dormant) machine,
>and tried that. So I reckon it's probably the mobo :-(

Found a mobo of similar vintage (mini-ATX) *with* CPU, guaranteed
working (we'll see) on eBay ...for 18 quid! So I ordered it
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 29/04/2024 14:05, Champ wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:59:26 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>I briefly wondered if a flat battery could cause this problem.
>>>>
>>>>https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/can-a-dead-cmos-battery-cause-a-pc-to-not-boot.3703445/
>>>>
>>>>Maybe. Possibly?
>
>>>Ah, that's worth a look - thanks!
>
>><glum>
>>It's not that :-(
>>
>>Nor is it the PSU, as I robbed a PSU out of another (dormant) machine,
>>and tried that. So I reckon it's probably the mobo :-(
>
>Found a mobo of similar vintage (mini-ATX) *with* CPU, guaranteed
>working (we'll see) on eBay ...for 18 quid! So I ordered it

As I mentioned before, your blog inspired me to build a media PC around the
same time (long since broken for parts). That mobo developed problems with
"bulging caps" which I had to replace. Diagnosis was quite straight forward
as I recall.

--
Geoff
NTV 650

Champ wrote:

> As the previous thread revealed, I simply don't understand how people
> watvh TV nowadays.

I have pretty much stopped watching television. Linear or streamed.

The odd film on a DVD, or the Talking Pictures channel (which I record
on an old Humax PVR and then fail to watch).

I did watch all of Ghosts recently (which I liked very much) but I did
that at an episode at a time because I find binge watching a bit
tiresome.

I cancelled my long running Radio Times subscription over a year ago
(nearly two). Something I'd been taking since the mid-90s. It felt a
bit like the time I cancelled the milk - end of an era.

--
Simon

Champ wrote:

> > I sense an opportunity for a Tiktok video explaining how to read a
> > book in case of emergencies.
>
> <applause>

Many toddlers swipe and zoom on pictures in physical books expecting
them to react in the same way as an iPad.

--
Simon

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:38:42 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

>On 29/04/2024 14:05, Champ wrote:

>>Found a mobo of similar vintage (mini-ATX) *with* CPU, guaranteed
>>working (we'll see) on eBay ...for 18 quid! So I ordered it

>As I mentioned before, your blog inspired me to build a media PC around the
> same time (long since broken for parts). That mobo developed problems with
> "bulging caps" which I had to replace. Diagnosis was quite straight forward
> as I recall.

Interesting

While I can plug bits of PC together, diagnosing 'bulging caps' is
significantly beyond my skill set

Can you describe (or even remember) how you did this diagnosis,
please?
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
news:o0b13j5ufufie3c62ajus75d0i9j2gvp3k@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:38:42 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>
>>On 29/04/2024 14:05, Champ wrote:
>
>>>Found a mobo of similar vintage (mini-ATX) *with* CPU, guaranteed
>>>working (we'll see) on eBay ...for 18 quid! So I ordered it
>
>>As I mentioned before, your blog inspired me to build a media PC
>>around the
>> same time (long since broken for parts). That mobo developed problems
>> with "bulging caps" which I had to replace. Diagnosis was quite
>> straight forward as I recall.
>
> Interesting
>
> While I can plug bits of PC together, diagnosing 'bulging caps' is
> significantly beyond my skill set
>
> Can you describe (or even remember) how you did this diagnosis,
> please?

plenty of Youtube videos showing what to look for
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bulging+capacitors

very easy to spot as the body of the capacitor has a cross pressed into the
metal top. This provides a weak point for when the liquid electrolyte boils
if the internal insulation breaks down. In most cases the once flat top
becomes domed under the pressure. In extreme cases, the top of the can pops
at the centre of the cross.

These capacitors are polarised so if replacing them, make sure you put them
in the right way. I used to see some spectacular effects when they were put
in the wrong way during production at Xerox and got a bit excitable when
powered up in the test rig.

On 30/04/2024 11:35, wessie wrote:
>Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in
>news:o0b13j5ufufie3c62ajus75d0i9j2gvp3k@4ax.com:
>
>> On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:38:42 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
>>
>>>On 29/04/2024 14:05, Champ wrote:
>>
>>>>Found a mobo of similar vintage (mini-ATX) *with* CPU, guaranteed
>>>>working (we'll see) on eBay ...for 18 quid! So I ordered it
>>
>>>As I mentioned before, your blog inspired me to build a media PC
>>>around the
>>> same time (long since broken for parts). That mobo developed problems
>>> with "bulging caps" which I had to replace. Diagnosis was quite
>>> straight forward as I recall.
>>
>> Interesting
>>
>> While I can plug bits of PC together, diagnosing 'bulging caps' is
>> significantly beyond my skill set
>>
>> Can you describe (or even remember) how you did this diagnosis,
>> please?
>
>plenty of Youtube videos showing what to look for
>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bulging+capacitors
>
>very easy to spot as the body of the capacitor has a cross pressed into the
>metal top. This provides a weak point for when the liquid electrolyte boils
>if the internal insulation breaks down. In most cases the once flat top
>becomes domed under the pressure. In extreme cases, the top of the can pops
>at the centre of the cross.
>
>These capacitors are polarised so if replacing them, make sure you put them
>in the right way. I used to see some spectacular effects when they were put
>in the wrong way during production at Xerox and got a bit excitable when
>powered up in the test rig.
>

Yes, exactly. A bulging top and maybe some weeping. I seem to remember there
was a bad batch of electrolyte around that period. The caps themselves cost
next to nothing but soldering was a bit tricky as the mobo is in several
layers.

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Geoff
NTV 650