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There is a large copper plane sandwiched in the middle of the Logic board near the large bad caps on a 20-inch iMac G5 and possibly similar models. It sucks the heat away.
There is a large copper plane sandwiched in the middle of the Logic board near the large bad caps on a 20-inch iMac G5 and possibly similar models. It sucks the heat away.
It sucks the heat away. YouYou can get a 45-watt or more nice soldering iron to deal with it. You can get a very small drill-bit (1/32' or less) and drill away the leeds for the old caps.
It sucks the heat away. YouYou can get a 45-watt or more nice soldering iron to deal with it. You can get a very small drill-bit (1/32' or less) and drill away the leeds for the old caps.
Don't go all out and use a propane torch on the board.

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There is a large copper plane sandwiched in the middle of the Logic board near the large bad caps on a 20-inch iMac G5 and possibly similar models.
It sucks the heat away. You can get a 45-watt or more nice soldering iron to deal with it. You can get a very small drill-bit (1/32' or less) and drill away the leeds for the old caps.
It sucks the heat away. You can get a 45-watt or more nice soldering iron to deal with it. You can get a very small drill-bit (1/32' or less) and drill away the leeds for the old caps.
Don't go all out and use a propane torch on the board.

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Original post by Josh Lewis,

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There is a large copper plane sandwiched in the middle of the Logic board near the large bad caps on a 20-inch iMac G5 and possibly similar models.

It sucks the heat away. You can get a 45-watt or more nice soldering iron to deal with it. You can get a very small drill-bit and drill away the leeds for the old caps.

Don't go all out and use a propane torch on the board.

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