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Welcome to Caps Wiki! This site is dedicated to cataloging and sharing information on repairing devices. It's named "Caps" wiki because in older electronics they are one of the more common causes if problems. But any repair information for devices of any age is welcome to be put here.
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== Pages Currently Available ==
Welcome to Caps Wiki! This site is dedicated to cataloging and sharing information on repairing devices. It's named "Caps" wiki because in older electronics capacitors are one of the more common causes of problems. But any repair information such as ICs, batteries, belts, 3D printer models, or more for devices of any age is welcome here!
==Device Navigation==
Device pages are sorted by categories that can let them be found by decade, product type, and specialty technology when applicable.
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*[[:Category:1970s|1970s]]
*[[:Category:1980s|1980s]]
*[[:Category:1990s|1990s]]
*[[:Category:2000s|2000s]]‎
*[[:Category:2010s|2010s]]
*[[:Category:2020s|2020s]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-block;margin:auto;"
|+Devices Sorted by Type
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
![[:Category:Computer|Computers]]
![[:Category:Musical|Musical]]‎
![[:Category:Test Gear|Test Gear]]‎
![[:Category:Kitchen Appliances|Kitchen Appliances]]
![[:Category:Lighting|Lighting]]
! Othercolspan="2" |Other
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<categorytree hideroot="on" depth="1">Kitchen Appliances</categorytree>
|<categorytree hideroot="on" depth="1">Lighting</categorytree>
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*[[:Category:Game Console|Game Console]]
*[[:Category:Timer|Timer]]
*[[:Category:DVD Recorder|DVD Recorder]]
*[[:Category:Networking|Networking]]
*[[:Category:Beauty/Health|Beauty/Health Devices]]
*[[:Category:GarageDoorOpener|Garage Door Opener]]
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*[[:Category:CRT|CRT]] - Cathode Ray Tube
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You can also view all devices broken down by category [{{fullurl:Special:CategoryTree|target=device&mode=all}} here].
==General Information ==
There are also some pages meant to help you learn more about how to repair your devices and about the components that go in them.
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* 3DFX [[Voodoo 5]]
*[[Capacitor Types]]
 
*[[Capacitor Specifications]]
*[[Ultra XConnect Modular PSU]]
*[[Capacitor Failure Methods]]
 
*[[Measuring Capacitance and ESR]]
*[[Heathkit IO 4550]]
*[[Part Footprints]]
*[[Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum]]
*[[Capacitor Reforming]]
*[[SP9808 PSU]]
*[[Capacitor Brands]]
*[[Mac Classic II]]
*[[Capacitor Series]]
*[[Capacitor Cross Reference Tools|Capacitor Cross-Reference Tools]]
*[[Capacitor Vents]]
*[[Capacitor Company Websites]]
*[[Capacitor Bungs]]
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*[[Glossary]]
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* [[Capacitor Types]]
*[[Batteries]]
* [[Capacitor Specifications]]
* [[CRT]]
* [[Capacitor Failure Methods]]
:*[[CRT Repairs|CRT Repair Cautions]]
* [[Measuring Capacitance and ESR]]
*[[Mains Power]]
* [[Part Footprints]]
*[[Capacitor Reforming]]
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== Getting Started==
== Contributing to Caps Wiki==
If you want to start helping to make this a more complete and useful site there are a number of ways you can contribute without even having access to the devices! The main goal is of course to create new pages on devices and write out information on them and you can either use the box at the top of this page or the [[Help:New Page Guide|New Page Guide]] to start making one. But if you don't have a device to document yourself, or just want to see what other tasks can be done, here are some other things that could use some help:
=== Create a New Device Page ===
===Basic Information===
There is a [[New Page Guide]] for a more thorough explanation with examples and tips but if you just want to get started you can enter the name of the device you want to document and hit "Create page" to create a page!<inputbox>
There are three categories that all new pages are automatically put in when created. One of them is [[:Category:WorkNeeded:General|WorkNeeded:General]] which is for making sure the page has general or basic information about a device filled in. These pages likely also don't have appropriate [https://caps.wiki/index.php?title=Special:CategoryTree&target=device&mode=all device categories] applied either which you could also add, more on doing that can be found [[Help:New Page Guide#Categories|here]]. You could take a look at the pages in this category and help out by finding what information they are missing and seeing if it can be found elsewhere and added. These are simple things like a short description of the device, what year it came out, whether it has a battery or not, if it's known to have leaking capacitors, and other stuff that has probably been documented or talked about online.
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===Replacement Parts ===
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If you are experienced with picking replacement parts out, you might want to take a look at the [[:Category:WorkNeeded:ReplacementParts|WorkNeeded:ReplacementParts]] category which has pages without replacement parts added yet. You can look for pages that do have original parts information available and use that to pick compatible replacements.
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===General and Specialty Information===
</inputbox>''(If you've never edited on a MediaWiki site before you may want to know you can switch editor types in the upper right of the text area to use the nicer VisualEditor)''
If you have experience with some more universal topics, you may want to take a look at the [[:Category:General Guides|General Guides]] about things people regularly encounter. Feel free to improve those or start making a new page about topics that are applicable to many devices and can be linked to from pages as general guidance. There are a number of parts and other technologies that were widely used that need attention in similar ways, writing central pages that talk about them directly can save time in writing specific device pages later by linking to the general pages instead.
 
There is an [[Example Device]] page to act as a tutorial on what information goes in the different sections.
 
=== Getting started ===
This site is still very new and the guidelines and rules are still being worked on. Here are some rough guidelines to start out for new submissions though:
 
* Please upload any manuals, schematics, ROM images, or other manufacturer created documentation or resources to [https://archive.org/ Archive.org] and link to it in a reference here. This site doesn't have enough storage for holding large PDFs and isn't capable of dealing with possible legal challenges. Reverse engineered or other user created documents, with the author's permission, may be uploaded here.
* More information is better about capacitors, but if you found something that worked and want to share that's helpful enough for me. But if you don't have measurements for the original parts please only link to the parts you used instead and don't put their values down as the original so there is a record of what the device was designed to use.

Latest revision as of 02:01, 29 July 2024

Create a New Page
New Page Templates New Page Name
Basic Device With Capacitors
Visit the New Page Guide for more information on how to contribute!
Any questions or suggestions? Ask in the caps.wiki category on the Tech Tangents Discord.


Welcome to Caps Wiki! This site is dedicated to cataloging and sharing information on repairing devices. It's named "Caps" wiki because in older electronics capacitors are one of the more common causes of problems. But any repair information such as ICs, batteries, belts, 3D printer models, or more for devices of any age is welcome here!

Device Navigation

Device pages are sorted by categories that can let them be found by decade, product type, and specialty technology when applicable.

Devices Sorted by Decade
Device Decades
Devices Sorted by Type
Computers Musical Test Gear Kitchen Appliances Lighting Other
Devices Sorted by Specialty
Specialty
  • CRT - Cathode Ray Tube

You can also view all devices broken down by category here.

General Information

There are also some pages meant to help you learn more about how to repair your devices and about the components that go in them.

Information on Capacitors Other Information General Guides

Getting Started

If you want to start helping to make this a more complete and useful site there are a number of ways you can contribute without even having access to the devices! The main goal is of course to create new pages on devices and write out information on them and you can either use the box at the top of this page or the New Page Guide to start making one. But if you don't have a device to document yourself, or just want to see what other tasks can be done, here are some other things that could use some help:

Basic Information

There are three categories that all new pages are automatically put in when created. One of them is WorkNeeded:General which is for making sure the page has general or basic information about a device filled in. These pages likely also don't have appropriate device categories applied either which you could also add, more on doing that can be found here. You could take a look at the pages in this category and help out by finding what information they are missing and seeing if it can be found elsewhere and added. These are simple things like a short description of the device, what year it came out, whether it has a battery or not, if it's known to have leaking capacitors, and other stuff that has probably been documented or talked about online.

Replacement Parts

If you are experienced with picking replacement parts out, you might want to take a look at the WorkNeeded:ReplacementParts category which has pages without replacement parts added yet. You can look for pages that do have original parts information available and use that to pick compatible replacements.

General and Specialty Information

If you have experience with some more universal topics, you may want to take a look at the General Guides about things people regularly encounter. Feel free to improve those or start making a new page about topics that are applicable to many devices and can be linked to from pages as general guidance. There are a number of parts and other technologies that were widely used that need attention in similar ways, writing central pages that talk about them directly can save time in writing specific device pages later by linking to the general pages instead.