TFW you disassemble a Sony Magic Link PIC-2000 to recap it and it suddenly starts working. #retrocomputing
@pleonard Had that with a Game Boy classic recently. Didn't do the recapping in the end, but a bit annoying. Something was clearly wrong with it, but no clue what. Will you go through with the recapping anyway, or leave it as is. I tend to go with 'if it works, don't fix it', since recapping is not without risk in itself.
@gmc Always a gamble on that - the Magic Link has a mix of surface mount and small through-hole caps that I was not particularly looking forward to replacing. Think I’ll leave it for now, as all components (backlight, LCD, speaker, touch) are working perfectly.
@pleonard I always tell myself I'll monitor the situation and act at the first sign of leakage, but realistically I know I'm lying to myself...