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Mentosftw wrote on 2012-04-26 18:46
Ah, gotta head out soon so I'll be brief.
Dead graphics card, tried to bake it to revive it.
Used convection oven.
One capasitator blew off, dead card anyways.
Now oven is broken.
What do?
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Iyasenu wrote on 2012-04-26 18:56
Jesus Christ, Tos. D:
Which oven was broken?
The toaster oven?
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Yoorah wrote on 2012-04-26 19:00
Uhh ...wtf?? O_o
And honestly, I doubt people here know how to fix ovens. The exploded cap might have damaged it somehow. You'll probably have to get it serviced by a professional.
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Mentosftw wrote on 2012-04-27 00:13
Yeah, the toaster oven.
Well the cap didn't explode, it simply popped out fully intact but I doubt it was enough force to actually damage anything.
At this point, not sure if it's just an accidental failure or if it actually had to do with my graphics card.
Btw, I baked it because heating the card liquifies the solder therefore repairing any microfissures that appear during normal use.
I wasn't allowed to use our large oven so I had to use the toaster one and I forgot to crank down from the suggested heat because the heat coils in the oven were physically much closer to the card itself. That's probably why my capacitors got damaged in the first place.
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Yoorah wrote on 2012-04-27 00:47
Oh wow, I looked it up and it seems that it actually works for some people. I'm genuinely surprised. xD
Electronic components, such as caps, generally are not heat-friendly. Heat kills their logevirty and/or destroys them outright. D: But I guess this is one of those cases where slashing their life and/or rish their death is still a decent gamble. Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. :(
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Mentosftw wrote on 2012-04-27 03:26
Not to mention that many capacitors made by Taiwanese companies (which most if not all are) generally have defects and are more susceptible to wear and damage.
What really surprises me is that the 10 year old computer that I'm using has several damaged caps and it's still functioning rather well.
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Yoorah wrote on 2012-04-27 04:10
Capacitors in general are really sensitive to heat. That's why I cringed at the thought of someone putting them into an oven...
I think it's something like every increase in temp of 10C halves their operational life time? Solid caps are probably better in this regard, but I never really looked into that. :P
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Mentosftw wrote on 2012-04-27 07:14
Well capacitors are very cheap, too bad I don't have the means to solder.
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TA wrote on 2012-04-27 07:26
You should have RMA'd it...