Bulging Capacitors - 03/16/10 05:24 AM
This is actually something I got to see firsthand after an old computer I had did an auto-shutdown due to an overheated CPU. I thought it was the fan at first, but the fan still works so my next guess was dust causing hot spots in the heat sink. I then noticed some capacitors on the motherboard were bulging, the way I understand it is that a budging capacitor can mean the component is close to failure.
What causes this to occur? Is it just normal wear or does it has to with abnormal voltages?
What causes this to occur? Is it just normal wear or does it has to with abnormal voltages?