jonathan1138
Active member
Hi Folks - I am sure this question has been asked before, i did some searching but it returns alot of clutter (relating to cap kits for monitors, which is not my question....).
Newb question ahead. Now that all of my Monitors have cap kits, I am next addressing some minor game / logic issues. When studying the PCB boards (Main, sound, etc) i see lots of Caps. Even though they may not be the cause of my issues, It drives me crazy that they arent new!
Has me thinking - anytime a monitor issue is reported, caps are always the first suggestion as a fix. So my questions:
Should seemingly nice looking but original (20 yr old) game PCB caps get replaced?
What do they generally drive (for example, monitor caps drive colors, position - what are game caps running in general)?
In general, can bad caps on Main PCBs lead to strange behavior on games?
Why dont i see suggestions here such as "replace the <game here> main PCB caps" as much?
Are they either less susceptible to outage or not at critical to replace? I would assume less prone to outage (compared to monitors) - why is that? Less stress on their use?
Thanks.
Newb question ahead. Now that all of my Monitors have cap kits, I am next addressing some minor game / logic issues. When studying the PCB boards (Main, sound, etc) i see lots of Caps. Even though they may not be the cause of my issues, It drives me crazy that they arent new!
Has me thinking - anytime a monitor issue is reported, caps are always the first suggestion as a fix. So my questions:
Should seemingly nice looking but original (20 yr old) game PCB caps get replaced?
What do they generally drive (for example, monitor caps drive colors, position - what are game caps running in general)?
In general, can bad caps on Main PCBs lead to strange behavior on games?
Why dont i see suggestions here such as "replace the <game here> main PCB caps" as much?
Are they either less susceptible to outage or not at critical to replace? I would assume less prone to outage (compared to monitors) - why is that? Less stress on their use?
Thanks.

