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In article <PoAxb.12276$VV6.272285@news.xtra.co.nz>, 
~misfit~@his_desk.com says...
> Mainlander wrote:
> > In article <Punxb.11612$VV6.258875@news.xtra.co.nz>,
> > ~misfit~@his_desk.com says...
> >> I have a mobo here that has bad caps. Of the 25 or so large ones ten
> >> are domed or bulging. The PC spontaneously re-boots after 30 seconds
> >> or so. (Tried with three different PSUs).
> >>
> >> I haven't attempted doing anything like replacing caps on a mobo
> >> before, I may be capable of it but would hate to risk the board. I'm
> >> in South Auckland, does anyone know of an outfit or person who could
> >> provide this service and any idea what it would cost? Or should I
> >> just attempt it myself? (And where would be the best place for a
> >> novice to get the caps at the right price?)
> >
> > The boards have multiple layer traces, working on one of these would
> > be quite a specialised task. I doubt any home hobbyist would have the
> > gear to do it.
> 
> I realise it isn't just like soldering two wires together. I have a
> fine-tipped, low-wattage soldering iron and a mate who has a solder-sucker
> that I can borrow (He has quite a well equiped soldering-station actually,
> he used to design and build his own PCBs, I might have to attempt it at his
> place or get him to do it). I'm still waiting to hear back from 'The Flash'
> on his offer of looking at it for me.

I'd take note of what Alan said in his post about repairing these things. 
If you damage the internal traces there's no way of repairing them, so 
you'd want to be pretty sure what you're doing.