Atari Lynx 2 recap

[bpharoah]

Hi All,

 

I wonder if some kind soul could help me out. I'm recapping my Lynx 2, and in my haste I removed C22. Now I can't find a reference to this anywhere on the interwebs, apart from removing it if you're installing a new lcd! 

 

I managed to fish the old one out of the bin, but the markings on it don't tell me a lot. 680 1k? I'm going to guess 680uf, but no idea on the voltage rating. Or in fact, which is positive or negative...

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

 

[bpharoah]

It's not a capacitor is it? Some sort of coil maybe?

[bpharoah]

So it's actually L17 on the board, and it's a 68uH inductor. Got there in the end!

[Zaspath]

Hey man... I removed the L17 as part of another mod and need to solder it back... I don't believe it matters which way round it goes back on? Did you replace it with a modern equiv?

Edited June 10, 2020 by Zaspath

[bpharoah]

3 hours ago, Zaspath said:

Hey man... I removed the L17 as part of another mod and need to solder it back... I don't believe it matters which way round it goes back on? Did you replace it with a modern equiv?

Apologies, I thought I'd replied to this earlier, clearly didn't hit send. 

Yes, I think you can put it in any way round. 

This is the replacement I used:

 

https://uk.farnell.com/kemet/sbcp-11hy681h/inductor-680uh-10-0-55a-radial/dp/3011740?CMP=i-ddd7-00001003

 

Whether it was right or not...! The Lynx still works so I assume it was okay. 

[Zaspath]

Many thanks for that!!

[itdoesntmatter]

Good skills. My Game Gear has, what appears to be a loose one of those but it still works okay, so I don't think it's a major issue for now.

Thanks for the replacement info too, as I plan to recap my Lynx II at some point; when I get an LCD screen.