hey unity - thanks for the helpful info.

again I agree with all you say.

Im thinking of removing c118, measuring its value, finding something similar , and as you said glue it in situ and run wires to the 2 vias

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cant honestly see 1 cap causing such problems.........then again I change fuses and plug things in without checking !!

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cant think of anything else to check.....except the voltages coming from the power supply.

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maybey there was more damage done than it appears.

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and yes - swap that battery out...........I didn't think the plastic batteries leaked..........but this one did and with more time there would of been nothing left

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ill post some pictures of the battery that came out of it .............

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cheers people