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That capacitor was supposed to be 35V, not 16V. Found out the hard way last week.
I was fixing an old monitor from a recycling drop off here in Phoenix. Everything looked fine on the board until I powered it up and saw smoke. Turns out someone before me replaced a cap with a lower voltage rating. Now I always double check every replacement part before soldering. Has anyone else run into swapped parts that nearly ruined a board?
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harper6931mo agoTop Commenter
Yeah that sucks, I had a similar cap blow up on a board last year and it's a bummer.
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sarah_hart1mo ago
Man, that's rough. Did you figure out if the previous person just grabbed the wrong part from a bin or if they actually thought the lower voltage would work?
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viola_ward1mo ago
Honestly it probably wasn't that serious. Caps are cheap and swapping one out takes like 10 minutes. People act like a blown cap is the end of the world but it's usually just a learning moment. Bet the guy grabbed a 16v from the wrong drawer and didn't notice till it popped. Not a big deal in the big picture.
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