EMac capacitor issue with pics

G'day,
Sorry to be starting a new thread on this, but with over 130 posts on the other thread, it's a bit hard to follow.
I just opened up my eMac's RAM/Battery portal (underneath the eMac, need a normal screwdriver to access, doesn't void warranties etc, not that it matters for most of us as we don't have applecare anyway). This is what I found:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/thecosmichobo/hatch.jpg
http://members.optusnet.com.au/thecosmichobo/hatchcu.jpg
http://members.optusnet.com.au/thecosmichobo/caps.jpg
My fiance could even tell what was wrong without having any idea what she was looking at.
I suggest those experiencing these freezing problems have a look under that cover to see if those 2 capacitors are doing the same thing. From other pictures online, there are a fair few more capacitors in other places not so easily visible, but it's a starting point. If 1 is doing it, and they're all from the same batch, then it will only be a matter of time...
APPLE - Please listen!
Cheers
Travis
eMac 1.25Ghz   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

A few people at appletalk.com.au are suggesting to
try replace the capacitors... but I'm not going to
attempt it... too many variables... and still hoping
Apple will start a repair program.
That's my Plan B: if Apple doesn't repair my unit under a program I'm simply going to take my logic board to a PC electronics shop and have them cut off the bad caps and solder on new ones, or give these guys a call:
http://www.badcaps.net.
It could probably be done for less than $100-US—far cheaper than an Apple replacement logic board that's likely to still have bad caps on it!
yours/
peter.

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