Why would i be better off using tantalums? Just wondering.Yes you can, but you'd be better off using tantalums. Also, replace that battery or remove it completely before it leaks.
I have never done this before, but i have heard of people using hot air to desolder them.Are the surface mount caps the silver and black ones? How do you desolder those?
You have to buy a special tool that blows really hot air (over 400 degrees f) to desolder them. Im actually just going to send my board to maccaps.com and have him recap it.so a hair dryer? Or do I have to go purchase a hot air gun? I may just pay a local electronics repair shop to do it
Do you know about how much it will cost me to send my se/30 board to maccaps.com? I have 2 regular macintosh se computers that have never had to be recapped so im just wondering.Yes, under those capacitors are very fine circuit traces on the motherboard and if you overheat them or scrape them you'll cause a lot of damage. You can also lift the pads if you don't do it right. Also keep in mind if the electrolytic fluid has escaped from the existing capacitors, that stuff is like acid and eats away at those traces so just replacing the capacitors may not be enough.
Edited to add, the reason why tantalums are better is because they will not leak in the future so one fixed now will last forever. If you use the electrolytics, just remember to do it again in 10 or so years or when the fluid leaks out again it will dissolve the traces.
Could you possibly refer me to a person on this forum who does se/30 recaps?No idea. I've never used his services as I do all my own work. I would guess the SE/30 is one of the more complicated boards with a high capacitor count, so probably at the higher end of his scale. Go to his website and email him directly. There's also a few here that are starting to offer this service, maybe at a cost savings.
See. https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/28590-if-you-are-desperate-for-recap/Could you possibly refer me to a person on this forum who does se/30 recaps?