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Re: Replacing capacitors
The first question I'd ask is, "Why is the capacitor missing?" If someone tried to repair the board and did a bad job at pulling the cap, the board is likely ruined (especially true of a lead cap soldered in a multi-layer PCB). If it's a surface mount cap, the PCB could be badly burned if it was removed with a conventional… -
Re: Replacing capacitors
I would let it go. If the guy is not a technician then how did he know the capacitor was missing. A simple answer is that he dropped the card on the floor and is now afraid to test it. The surface mount cap cracked and fell off, they are just ceramic and sensitive to g force shock. A second answer is that he plugged it in…
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