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7950 Capacitor repair help

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evilcannon

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I have a 7950 with a blown SMD capacitor and am wondering if anyone has any solution to fixing it. Here is the picture:

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I assume just finding the same capacitor and soldering it on isn't going to do the job since the pad is destroyed, so if anyone can help me I'd appreciate it.

(And no, there is no warranty and I cannot RMA)
 
Are you sure it's a Cap?

Near a power connector, I'd expect something like a diode, a fuse, or resistor.
 
If the pads are gone, it's pretty much toast. You have no way of knowing where the traces go. If they the pads connected to any internal layers through vias (small holes) in the circuit board, there's no way to re-esablish those contacts.

And ScottMac is right, a package that size and shape could as easily be a resistor as a capacitor (but probably not a diode).

Good luck. 🙂
 
The annotations on the board will specify what type the component is. I can see already from the photo "R" used for resistors and "C" designators used for capacitors. However, this is a strange thread. If a component is "blown", what makes you think that that is the only thing wrong? Why wouldnt it be the result of one or more problems in other parts of the circuitry? (My experience is that once a problem has become obvious like your has, then one or more circuits and their associated components have been damaged (eg, their values have been altered) and a major analysis and repair (which usually isnt cost effective) is required.
 
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The annotations on the board will specify what type the component is. I can see already from the photo "R" used for resistors and "C" designators used for capacitors. However, this is a strange thread. If a component is "blown", what makes you think that that is the only thing wrong? Why wouldnt it be the result of one or more problems in other parts of the circuitry? (My experience is that once a problem has become obvious like your has, then one or more circuits and their associated components have been damaged (eg, their values have been altered) and a major analysis and repair (which usually isnt cost effective) is required.
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Agree.
 
Hello,
Well that's looking very damaging better you fix new part because after doing soldering i don't think this will gonna work again...:|
 
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