Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps

Jordan · 10-01-2005, 06:57 PM

Got 9 bad caps on this Matsonic socket A mobo before she decided not to post.

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All caps are made by G-Luxon

-Jordan

**willawake** · 10-02-2005, 04:45 AM

gonna recap it?

not recommended to leave it until she fails to post, better to recap as soon as you see some bulging/leaking.

**Rainbow** · 10-02-2005, 06:24 AM

Looks like it's the same board as PC Chips M810LMR and ECS K7SEM. You're lucky that the mosfets are not burnt (or at least they look OK).

Lance Thornton · 10-04-2005, 06:31 PM

The FET's have been getting hot, look at the discoloration on the PCB. I hope that they are still ok. Hopefully it will be worth a recap. Good luck!

Jordan · 10-04-2005, 08:08 PM

Yeh, the back is really discolored. If it worked, it will be worth $20 or w/e in caps!

**Chris1992** · 10-05-2005, 06:28 AM

based on my experience the m810lmr boards are not really worth recapping. socket A, int. everything, picky about video cards, unstable b/c of chipset heat issues. use the $20 to buy yourself an 8rda off ebay.

Jordan · 10-05-2005, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris1992

based on my experience the m810lmr boards are not really worth recapping. socket A, int. everything, picky about video cards, unstable b/c of chipset heat issues. use the $20 to buy yourself an 8rda off ebay.

hmm Ill calculate the cost in caps and see if I cant just replace them with some used ones I have laying around. I will just be using the mobo for a folding rig anyway. Nothing workstation or anything of such.

**Chris1992** · 10-12-2005, 06:15 AM

okay, but make sure the used ones are of good brand and low ESR. btw I meant 8rda3 in my last post.

Jordan · 10-12-2005, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willawake

gonna recap it?

not recommended to leave it until she fails to post, better to recap as soon as you see some bulging/leaking.

Yeh it was actually a customers that they brought to me after she wouldnt post.

The board is now mine and its just a crapper that as I mentioned Ill just be using it for folding. So, obviously I dont want to put much if any money into the damned thing. My question is, it had those shitty G-Luxon caps. They were rated at 2200uf 6.3v and there were 12 of those and 4 chokes. Thats honestly the most caps and chokes Ive ever seen for a cpu supply curcuit ever and this is a low end board! Would it be alright if I replaced them with 1500uf caps (low-esr of course) that I took off another board? This board will be at my house so I can watch it and it honestly doesnt even need to be 100% stable.

WOuld that be fine?

**Chris1992** · 10-12-2005, 08:25 PM

1500 would prob. be OK. What are chokes?

**PeteS in CA** · 10-12-2005, 08:33 PM

Inductors. They form a filter network with the lytic caps.

**MD Willington** · 10-13-2005, 11:25 AM

PCB layout is almost identical to PCCHIPS M810LR v8.0. / ECS K7SEM v3.0a / Amptron K7- 810LM Motherboard.

MD

Jordan · 10-20-2005, 04:50 PM

Well I recapped it with the 1500uf caps and it works!!!! Thanks guys!

**Chris1992** · 10-21-2005, 06:15 AM

Cool! Pics? What brand did you use?

Jordan · 11-02-2005, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris1992

Cool! Pics? What brand did you use?

Sure! Just kind of an update too, Ive been running this mobo with the 1200mhz duron everyday 24/7 folding (100% cpu load), and it still is running rock solid!

As for the brand of caps, they were kinda mixed

, just used what I had around since its just a folder mobo. They were samsung, choyo, and that other brown colored one (cant remember name) that comes with DFI mobos.....

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**willawake** · 11-03-2005, 01:50 AM

from what you used, the sanyo (green) are good, the chemicon (brown) are good, the choyo are shit.

**Newbie2** · 11-03-2005, 03:12 PM

I agree with willawake, the choyo caps are shit. They have been seen to fail many times here.

**Rainbow** · 11-03-2005, 04:18 PM

At least you know what to replace in case of unstability

MrCreosote · 12-08-2005, 12:22 AM

HaHa,

I just found this thread and I have the same Matsonic (it is a 266) and was wondering if I could replace just the single 2200/6.3 that is swollen. There is no discoloration of the board @ the FET's which is a good sign I guess!

To see that this mobo works w/a vast assortment including 1500 is great news.

Due to the low value of this board (are all EP's 266's? is the 266 really worth much more?) I'm going to use parts removed from other mobos.

I have an Abit KT7E that has a few slightly bulged caps and I'm going to get new stuff for that one. However, I don't think I'm going to replace all the caps. Since the 2200's all look perfect. (All caps are Jackcons and there are 6 types: green w/gold "LOW E.S.R.", black w/gold "LOW E.S.R.", and black w/white.

**Rainbow** · 12-08-2005, 02:05 AM

Don't replace just the one - the other will go bad soon so you'll have to replace them later anyway. And there's a risk of the MOSFETs shorting on these boards with bad enough caps...

10-02-2005, 04:45 AM	#2
willawake Super Modulator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: Αθήνα Posts: 8,006	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps gonna recap it? not recommended to leave it until she fails to post, better to recap as soon as you see some bulging/leaking. __________________ capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

10-02-2005, 06:24 AM	#3
Rainbow Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 City & State: Slovakia Posts: 1,098	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps Looks like it's the same board as PC Chips M810LMR and ECS K7SEM. You're lucky that the mosfets are not burnt (or at least they look OK).

10-04-2005, 06:31 PM	#4
Lance Thornton Member Join Date: Jan 2005 City & State: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 84	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps The FET's have been getting hot, look at the discoloration on the PCB. I hope that they are still ok. Hopefully it will be worth a recap. Good luck!

10-04-2005, 08:08 PM	#5
Jordan New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 City & State: Ohio Posts: 15	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps Yeh, the back is really discolored. If it worked, it will be worth $20 or w/e in caps!

10-05-2005, 06:28 AM	#6
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps based on my experience the m810lmr boards are not really worth recapping. socket A, int. everything, picky about video cards, unstable b/c of chipset heat issues. use the $20 to buy yourself an 8rda off ebay. __________________ The great capacitor showdown!

10-12-2005, 06:15 AM	#8
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps okay, but make sure the used ones are of good brand and low ESR. btw I meant 8rda3 in my last post.

10-12-2005, 08:25 PM	#10
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps 1500 would prob. be OK. What are chokes?

10-12-2005, 08:33 PM	#11
PeteS in CA Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 City & State: San Jose, CA My Country: USA, Unsure of Planet Line Voltage: 120VAC, 60Hz & 115VAC, 400Hz I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 3,396	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps Inductors. They form a filter network with the lytic caps. __________________ PeteS in CA Power Supplies should be boring: No loud noises, no bright flashes, and no bad smells. ************************** To kill personal responsibility, initiative or success, punish it by taxing it. To encourage irresponsibility, improvidence, dependence and failure, reward it by subsidizing it. ************************** Anti-Covid-Vaxxer pig crap claim/prediction, Doctor: Heart Failure from mRNA Jabs "Will Kill Most People" \| Principia Scientific Intl. ; Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche Warns COVID-19 Jab Injuries and Deaths Will Soon "Collapse Our Health System" (VIDEO) ; Fully Vaxxed May 2021; Since that time I've done 7 5Ks, 1 8K, 8 10Ks, and 4 half marathons

10-13-2005, 11:25 AM	#12
MD Willington Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 City & State: WA, USA. Posts: 702	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps PCB layout is almost identical to PCCHIPS M810LR v8.0. / ECS K7SEM v3.0a / Amptron K7- 810LM Motherboard. MD __________________ *Ya'll think us folk from the country's real funny-like, dontcha?* The opinions expressed above do not represent those of BADCAPS.NET or any of their affiliates.

10-20-2005, 04:50 PM	#13
Jordan New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 City & State: Ohio Posts: 15	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps Well I recapped it with the 1500uf caps and it works!!!! Thanks guys!

10-21-2005, 06:15 AM	#14
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps Cool! Pics? What brand did you use?

11-03-2005, 01:50 AM	#16
willawake Super Modulator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: Αθήνα Posts: 8,006	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps from what you used, the sanyo (green) are good, the chemicon (brown) are good, the choyo are shit.

11-03-2005, 03:12 PM	#17
Newbie2 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 City & State: Halifax, NS My Country: Canada Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Complete Noob! Posts: 862	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps I agree with willawake, the choyo caps are shit. They have been seen to fail many times here. __________________ My gaming PC: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3GHz Six-Core CPU (Socket AM3) ASUS M4A77TD AMD 770 AM3 Motherboard PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI-Express x16 3.0 Graphics Card G.SKILL Value Series 16GB DDR3-1333 RAM (4x4GB dual channel) TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD (x2) WD Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channel PCI sound card Antec HCG-750M 750W ATX12V v2.32 80 PLUS BRONZE Power Supply Antec Three Hundred Mid-Tower Case Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit

11-03-2005, 04:18 PM	#18
Rainbow Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 City & State: Slovakia Posts: 1,098	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps At least you know what to replace in case of unstability

12-08-2005, 12:22 AM	#19
MrCreosote Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps HaHa, I just found this thread and I have the same Matsonic (it is a 266) and was wondering if I could replace just the single 2200/6.3 that is swollen. There is no discoloration of the board @ the FET's which is a good sign I guess! To see that this mobo works w/a vast assortment including 1500 is great news. Due to the low value of this board (are all EP's 266's? is the 266 really worth much more?) I'm going to use parts removed from other mobos. I have an Abit KT7E that has a few slightly bulged caps and I'm going to get new stuff for that one. However, I don't think I'm going to replace all the caps. Since the 2200's all look perfect. (All caps are Jackcons and there are 6 types: green w/gold "LOW E.S.R.", black w/gold "LOW E.S.R.", and black w/white.

12-08-2005, 02:05 AM	#20
Rainbow Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 City & State: Slovakia Posts: 1,098	Re: Matsonic MS8308EP Bad Caps Don't replace just the one - the other will go bad soon so you'll have to replace them later anyway. And there's a risk of the MOSFETs shorting on these boards with bad enough caps...

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