Apparently some defective components were used in the construction of the logic board (see photo). On my C6180 there were 3 failed capacitors (the green cylinders - the puffed top indicates failure) and a 4th from the same manufacturer (TEAPO - many unfavorable web references to this manufacturer). I purchased 3x 330uF 16V and 1x 680uF 10v rated to 105 degrees Celsius (total about 60cents). On the logic board, the capacitors I replaced are labeled C613, C614, C660 and C662. If you are not comfortable replacing the parts yourself (or don't have a soldering tool), you will have to find someone who will. The time to repair should be less than 30 min - I did it in 25 min with only a solder pen. This fix stopped my printer from power cycling and also fixed the ink system failures the printer was having. A similar fix may apply to other printers.
Having problems finding an easy accessable place for the capacitors which would have both styles (needed: 3 - 330uf 16v 105 degree celcius, and needed: 1 - 680uf 10v 105 degree celcius). Any thoughts? Or can the person with the solution ( a1224imac ) to that problem tell me where he got his? I know he said the Teapo's that were installed weren't a great part to use. How about Panasonic?
Thanks
Panasonic parts should be fine.
I got mine from Mouser.com
1 of these ($0.26 ea.) - C662
Mouser # / Mfr. #
description
647-UHM1A681MPD / UHM1A681MPD
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors - Leaded 10volts 680uF 8x11.5 20% 3.5LS
3 of these ($0.12 ea.) - C613, C614, C660
140-RGA331M1CBK0811P / RGA331M1CBK-0811P
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors - Leaded 16V 330uF 105C 8x11.5mm
Another place is DigiKey:
Digikey Ref# Vendor Model Description Price Each
565-1750-ND ELXY100ELL331MH12D CAP 330UF 10V ELECT LXY RAD 0.42000
565-1876-ND ELXZ6R3ELL681MH12D CAP 680UF 6.3V ELECT LXZ RAD 0.49000
That did not post very well... Hopefully this is more readable. Parts from Panasonic should be fine. You will pay more in shipping than the price of the parts. I got mine from Mouser.com. DigiKey.com will also have similar parts (and probably less expensive as I have learned)
I used 3 of these
https://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDet...
and 1 of these
https://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDet...
Hello a1224imac I saw this post a few days ago 10/1/2010. I had a feeling that something like this was happening since I have been in IT for 17 years. I just remembered all of the strange things that used to happen with the Dell 260 and 270 models a few years back. It seems that cost cutting on critical components like capacitors is something many companies like to do today. I wonder if it is just so they can get us to waste more money on their newer equipment. I am heading to radioshack in the hopes that they have these capacitors. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and expertise to hopefully resolve this problem.
Keith Gould
This info has been so helpful along with this group of pictures:http://picasaweb.google.com/109215435720... The pictures show how to get to the logic board. Thank you for helping me fix my printer instead of turning it into a boat anchor!
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