[Trippynet]

I've finally received my (second) Indigo2 PSU back after sending it off to be re-capped. Although I can use a soldering iron, I simply didn't trust my soldering or electronic skills enough to attack my increasingly flaky PSU. So I found a company in the UK that specialises in PSU repair and overhaul, got an acceptable quote fromn them and posted it off.

And the re-capped PSU.... works! Downsides are of course that the work wasn't that cheap (it ended up costing me £130 in total), but the firm claimed to fully test the PSU before sending it back and it does have a 1-year warranty on their work. I had a look inside and can see several caps rated for 105C, so hopefully they've used decent replacement caps and this work has bought me another good handful of years of use out of it.

Given the age of the PSUs in these and the fact that I've got two flaky ones now, I'm just glad to be back with a (hopefully) reliable Indigo2 again!

[Jacques]

Well, if you get some good use and pleasure out of it then it's worth spending the money. It's only 65 bottles of stout, or a in more relevant sense, a train ticket from Bristol to Reading!!

[Trippynet]

Well, a high-end PC PSU is around £100 or so, so the difference isn't too ridiculous - and the PSU is one of the most critical parts that is in short supply these days for SGIs. I could have bought another old Indigo2 PSU, but that would have meant paying not too much less for a PSU with 25 year old capacitors in it. I did this a few years back, and 3-4 years later the replacement PSU starts to act flaky.

Ultimately, it wasn't cheap, but it does mean a PSU with brand new caps done by a proper firm and tested/warrantied by them. Overall, I'm happy with it.

[gijoe77]

has anyone ever posted a guide on how to recap the PSUs? This is something I would like to do for Indigo2 and Octane, but I think I would rather pay someone else to do it only because I lack the free time... but it does sound like a neat project. I did crack open my Octane PSU once and I thought it was going to be way over my head...

[BrainStorm]

has anyone ever posted a guide on how to recap the PSUs?  This is something I would like to do for Indigo2 and Octane, but I think I would rather pay someone else to do it only because I lack the free time... but it does sound like a neat project.  I did crack open my Octane PSU once and I thought it was going to be way over my head...

I believe there was a how-to posted long ago at nekochan showing procedure on Indigo2 PSU recapping. I could be mistaken, it happens a lot these days. I've done a few Indigo2 PSUs. Not a huge deal just replacing caps and a few transistors that control the switching. Haven't looked at an Octane(2) yet. I suppose one could make a decent side income doing Indigo2 and Octane2 Cherokee PSUs.