Re: Matsushita disk drives need attention!

From: Gerrit Heitsch <*gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de*> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:38:02 +0100 Message-ID: <55082E3A.6080100@laosinh.s.bawue.de> · gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de

On 03/15/2015 04:54 PM, Michał Pleban wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Gerrit Heitsch wrote:
>
>> If you can supply a picture that shows the PCB withouth disassembling
>> the drive, you should try that first.
>> Meaning, you will have to take the drive out of the 900 for this.
>
> I took the drive out and took a picture, please take a look:
>
> http://oi61.tinypic.com/t0the0.jpg

That looks OK, but it could still contain capacitors that will leak. So 
the only way to be sure would be to disassemble the drive until you can 
remove the PCB.

If they are small, black and made by Matsushita, you should replace them 
no matter what.

  Gerrit

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