The "leaking capacitors" problem afflicts many compacts. A standard troubleshooting step for these models is to open up the Mac and carefully inspect the logic board for telltale smudges around the many electrolytic bypass capacitors (and around the battery). My guess is that you will see what many others have seen.

Do a search on this Forum for "leaking capacitors" and you'll get approximately 1.43 zillion hits. The solution to the problem is outlined pretty well in many earlier posts.

Good luck!