Capacitor Replacement Tutorial

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May 25, 2012
ObviouslyRyan Says:
Also! You're videos are humorously edited! HAHAH

May 25, 2012
ObviouslyRyan Says:
I needed this video soo bad!! I'm so glad it's here~!!!

May 17, 2012
Ultimaniacx4 Says:
I would've liked to see more on soldering but this was helpful. I would have been entertained even if i wasn't trying to learn =)

May 4, 2012
Kaio1979 Says:
Great vid. Short & to the point. LOL @ the seppuku :P

May 1, 2012
GFmanaic Says:
Unplug your appliance from the AC supply, try to turn it on while unplugged for maybe 5-10 seconds. There you go, caps discharged safely.

Apr 27, 2012
BlazeX344 Says:
Haha laughed at this :D

Apr 26, 2012
Ryuuken24 Says:
That's is a question for google. You need to do some math to discharge certain types of caps, a 60 watts light bulb will discharge caps fairly well, since they can handle 110 volts, the higher the bulb, the better. Best of luck!

Apr 24, 2012
uzaiyaro Says:
How can you tell if a capacitor is fully discharged? How can you discharge one if it isn't?

Apr 22, 2012
akinorhan5 Says:
i have a 400 volt capasitator in my hand now °______°

Apr 21, 2012
markothevrba Says:
So how would one discharge a giant capacitor? I mean to make sure it's not charged?

Apr 17, 2012
HugRunner Says:
Some nice information but I wish you showed some tips on the actual soldering as well.

Apr 14, 2012
DarkAngel182 Says:
Thanks for the advice, i'm just trying to replace some caps in my old DVD recorder, so this vid has come in very handy.

Apr 13, 2012
alchemyx Says:
Great video, you should teach those things in schools, so nobody will be scared of electronics (as I was when in school)

Apr 11, 2012
jr540123 Says:
if you leave it unplugged for a few days it should be fine.

Apr 11, 2012
HipHopKiller94 Says:
allright I have now replaced all Capacitors in my home.

Apr 11, 2012
HipHopKiller94 Says:
0:58 is that Arnold Schwarzenegger with a Machine Gun as a Dick ?

Apr 9, 2012
Grundalizer Says:
I'd love to see a disassembly of an old computer power supply. I've taken the container off my old 550W one but havn't gone further than that, as the giant caps sort of scare me...and I'm not sure if they are discharged, nor how to get to their underside to discharge them. There are a LOT of great parts in there though, I see transformers, inductors, capacitors, transistors, heatsinks, diodes etc etc, and it'd be sweet to see how to "safely salvage" them by discharging the caps first.

Apr 8, 2012
dongvc2003 Says:
nice video man..,

Apr 5, 2012
accurateweb Says:
So what is a safe way to discharge a capacitor?

Apr 3, 2012
wescoolya Says:
so the caps can have a higher voltage but always have to have the same uf? because i have a cap with the same volts but its 1500 and the original is 1800 so its lower....

Apr 2, 2012
MrEzish Says:
Rofl! this is what happens POP i love the freeky picture that was a great tool for me to learn.

Apr 1, 2012
windowswiz2006 Says:
Wow! very nice lecture & useful video plus the sense of humour. Very interesting! thanks a lot.

Mar 18, 2012
curemymind Says:
So what was with the picture of a naked statue of a dude? hahahah :)... Very well entertainment and educational video :)...

Mar 14, 2012
joshuamarius Says:
Thanks for the video, and sense of humor :)

Video Details

Afroman goes over some basic information about capacitors: Capacitance, voltage ratings and polarity. Once you know what you are doing, you can replace faulty caps on your circuit board and bring your electronics back to life! Don't forget to vote! Panasonic FM series capacitors are usually a go... More