"I've done two. One success and one failure. Cost per set was $36. These are not easy boards to work on. Getting the capacitors out is a bugger. I spent about three and half hours doing it with good tools. My average = 6 hours time + $72.00 for the capacitors + shipping per success. It was just not worth my time. The boards looked like the wrath of G-d had hit them. I was not proud of the work. I use the machine as a test and format and haven't had any problems for 7 months.
"I've done a few actually. I think pretty much all of them worked. You don't always have to replace all the caps. There are two types in particular which tend to fail. The 1000mF and 1800mFs.
It does vary. Some of these boards do have up to a couple of dozen of the bad ones, but many have only 6 or so. Given the time it takes, it could be considered overkill to replace caps which aren't bulging or leaking. I've gotten away with leaving the odd one here or there."
It is difficult, but when a new board will run you nearly $800, it can be worth the time and a few $$$. I agree with the person who said Apple should be sued. Apple should have put out a recall on these. It put a bad taste in my mouth for Apple and their HIGHLY priced computers. When you pay triple for a product what you pay for others, you expect better service.
Since these are known to be defective parts, and Apple had a program to make the repairs which has been discontinued since Dec. 2008, you would think Apple is liable to replace them regardless of warranty or expiration of the program. Is anyone aware of lawsuits against Apple for this problem?
