CD-i 910, been through hell.

Exactly. It's the "LOW ESR" type.

Additionally, SMPS capacitors are usually rated for 105 degrees Celsius instead of 85 degrees of normal caps. So, Yes.

Back inthe past LOW ESR capacitors were quite expensive. Maybe not anymore.

That was a different issue. The troublesome capacitors were LOW ESR but they had manufacture problems. The real issue was that someone stole the electrolytic fluid recipe from either Rubicom or Nichicom (Japanese companies) and were using the incomplete (wrong) recipe to make the caps. That was somewhere around 1998-2002 and it sure did cause a lot of trouble worldwide. The caps would have hydrogen bubbles form inside, causing the pressure to rise and then finally they would blow and leak their fluid all over the board. D:

Now back to the washing business, as long the board is dried right after it has been washed and it done preferably with hot air, there's no issues with oxidization. I suggested removing the large inductors because they may contain paper insulations or may be difficult to dry later on.

Excessive heat applied on the drying process may also damage the inductors.

The water itself won't damage anything besides a eventual paper sticker or labels. :thumbsup:

Trust me, I washed a cockroach infested classic XBOX and that was the only way I could make it work. Been working fine for months now.

 

Yup, yup and yup.

As for the washing method - olivieras method is totally fine. Having yet to invest in a decent sized ultrasonic cleaner, it's what I do with larger boards.

If you dont mind spending £10 to make the job a little easier - then you could get yourself a can of alchohol based foam cleaner, and an "air duster" can.

Spray with foam cleaner > scrub like crazy > rinse under tap > blast water from nooks and crannies with air duster > dry in warm place > job done!

If you have very hard water where you live and you're worried about residue, then you can always head down to you local auto shop and get a bottle of de-ionised water. It's not absolutely pure - but its better than tap water. But again, its more expense.

 

I like my water softener+reverse osmosis for water. Tastes great and works as well as distilled for the most part.

 

Compaq was hit awfully by shit caps. Most notable in there 'Bestec' PSU's

poor qualiy caps poor cooling poor heat sinks. i can guarantee any PC i work onthat is compaq is normally with the power supplys