Tryptych Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I've got an MSP HT that's past 5000km. I'm wondering if I should order an extra motherboard now before they get harder to find. What do you guys think - how long do you expect your motherboard to last? At what point would you replace it just to be safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post meepmeepmayer Posted June 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2021 No reason to replace the board for safety reasons. People like @Hansolohave been riding their old wheels (with much smaller mosfets) for 20k or 30k kilometers. Ordering a replacement board while you still can get one is a seriously good idea though. But just in case you kill your old one, not to replace a working board. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcatraz Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 This is an interesting question. My Tesla v1 with 10kkm on it is running fine. Everything works. Hmm. If I get to 30.000km is it a danger to keep riding I wonder. Like the capacitors are wearing out or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 hours ago, alcatraz said: Hmm. If I get to 30.000km is it a danger to keep riding I wonder. Like the capacitors are wearing out or something? The electrolytic capacitors so dry out, especially in a warm/hot device. But hot guitar amps generally need new electrolytics after a few decades of usage. Based on that, I don’t think age would be an issue for the electrolytics in a 2 year old EUC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcatraz Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I wonder if deteriorating capacitors can be measured with a common multimeter? What if they're soldered to the board still? Hmmm... I'd like the assurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawpie Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 53 minutes ago, alcatraz said: I wonder if deteriorating capacitors can be measured with a common multimeter? Nope. You need a tool called an LCR bridge or LCR meter (essentially the same but different machines), and you must remove the part to measure it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcatraz Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Does it make more sense to simply replace the capacitors after 5 years or what? Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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