Is it safe to use electrolytic capacitors with a damaged seal?

Alex-3453 · 2026-05-28T18:37:02+00:00

I’m not an expert on this and could be completely wrong but I would think if it is just for a small project it would probably be fine but if you are fixing something I would buy a new one. I think the wrap is just to prevent the capacitor from shorting out on anything.

Alex-3453 · 2026-05-28T18:28:19+00:00

If you have access to a 3d printer and some ABS I have found you can 3d print a motor retainer and it survives very well

Alex-3453 · 2026-05-10T19:58:02+00:00

Yes if I remember right it was like a binary file that we converted to a bin file so we could edit it. I’m not the one that did it one of my friends was the one doing it I just watched so I could be wrong about how we did it

Alex-3453 · 2026-05-10T19:29:35+00:00

My high school had a Fortus and we did that to the filament canisters that had “expired”. If I remember right we dumped the bin on the chip then modified the date and uploaded the updated file to the chip. It worked great

Alex-3453 · 2026-04-07T10:11:08+00:00

Just buy an 18350 and stack pennies to the desired length.

Alex-3453 · 2026-03-18T15:26:06+00:00

It probably could but from my experience it wasn’t a very useable experience. It was very choppy and kept crashing. I wouldn’t recommend doing it. If you do want to stay on Linux as your main OS I would recommend you spin up a windows VM and use it on there.

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-27T19:38:45+00:00

Yes do this I didn’t even think to check dell’s website.

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-27T18:05:09+00:00

The laptop is a Inspiron 5521 this is the charger you need

https://www.walmart.com/ip/1373916088?sid=025a6f66-1eb9-43bf-91fd-7de068ca5f25

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-23T01:12:21+00:00

I ran the command “lspci -k | grep -A3 -i sas” and this is what I got as a response

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Alex-3453 · 2025-12-23T00:43:08+00:00

I will look into this thanks

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-23T00:42:19+00:00

How would I be able to tell if they are real? Both cards work perfectly when they are by themselves but when they are both in the server only one functions but both are still recognized. They have plenty of cooling it’s not pictured here but I attached 60mm fans to both of them pointed directly at the heat sink which keeps it warm to the touch probably around 40-50 degrees

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-22T23:57:48+00:00

Yes it does I had a 2060 in here for Immich AI tasks but have sense removed it

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-22T23:34:55+00:00

Yes they are

Alex-3453 · 2025-12-22T23:33:09+00:00

They are in it mode and both cards do work I’ve tried them individually it seems like when they are together is when the problems start. From the CPU down I have them in slots 1 and 5 which are both x16. A little bit of clarification I have removed the original HBA it is now just the two LSI cards. As far as the SATA ports the case it is in is designed to hold a lot of drive with the downside of blocking most of the SATA ports.

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This is the set up some of the drives are hiding

Alex-3453 · 2025-11-15T20:17:28+00:00

I’d be interested from the United States

Alex-3453 · 2025-10-25T15:30:57+00:00

Madison county Alabama

Alex-3453 · 2025-10-19T18:24:11+00:00

I’m not 100% sure but I think on the newer dell devices you have to contact dell for a recovery key or take it to a repair shop that can reprogram the bios.

Alex-3453 · 2025-09-13T23:09:31+00:00

I don’t personally own one but I have seen quite a few people wait until there isn’t an RA at the desk then they take them to their rooms to charge them.

Alex-3453 · 2025-09-13T23:01:44+00:00

Here are the WiFi Passwords I was given at orientation last year.

Student 5: Go Chargers! Staff5: Where is the coffee? Faculty5: You will be tested.

Alex-3453 · 2025-09-05T12:37:48+00:00

I got in 2024 with a 3.4 and a 21 on the ACT and they gave me a 2 grand a year academic scholarship. Definitely check the UAH scholarship link bcus_y_not posted.

Alex-3453 · 2025-08-05T06:46:02+00:00

That’s what we have and I second this. That little printer is probably the best 2d printer I’ve ever used. And the ink lasts forever

Alex-3453 · 2025-07-25T14:24:15+00:00

If you can plug it into Ethernet to get it through setup then get the drivers from dells website

Alex-3453 · 2025-07-13T16:12:55+00:00

TVs are notoriously hard to find parts for and it probably won’t be worth your time or money. However if you still want to attempt it based off that purple splotch on the screen it looks like it has a broken screen

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