Capacitor Reference - PowerBook 540
Most 540s will be fine without recapping but I'd still recommend at least replacing the one cap on the logic board.
Reference Values
Logic Board
| Value | Count | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 100uf 25v | 1 | Surface-Mount Electrolytic |
Backlight Inverter Board
The polymer caps very rarely fail - replace them only if you want to.
| Value | Count | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 220uf 6.3v | 1 | Low Profile Radial Electrolytic |
| 22uf 6.3v | 1 | Low Profile Radial Polymer |
| 6.8uf 25v | 2 | Low Profile Radial Polymer |
Reference Images
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Logic Board
Logic board reference photo courtesy of AEChadwick.
Inverter
Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 09/30/2024
Update Reason: formatting updated
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