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I slightly moved a capacitor

Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member -  
Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member -
Hello, I recently built my new gaming PC, and while removing a metal plate for the PCI cards, my capacitor moved slightly but my PC still works correctly. I was wondering if that is problematic. Have a good evening

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    fabul Posted messages 42300 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 093
     

    Hi,

    Do your audio outputs work correctly?

    It looks like there are "Audio" capacitors next to an audio chip, perhaps.

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    1. flo88 Posted messages 28534 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 186
       

      Hi

      Fabul is right, it’s a capacitor on the motherboard’s sound card.

      If everything works on the audio input/output, there is nothing to worry about.

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  2. Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member
     

    Indeed everything works correctly, no issues, everything is well detected, I think I haven't damaged the solderings.

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  3. paul
     

    Hi

    Indeed it’s never good to jostle things. Even very short connections can get a bit twisted, but if electrically everything works, it’s fine. It’s more annoying when current is flowing and you see a spark, of course.

    Even in the photo, if you hadn't told us, you wouldn’t really notice it; a few years ago the components weren’t as neatly organized as they are today by the machines.

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  4. Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member
     

    Hello, so in the end, no worries?

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    1. flo88 Posted messages 28534 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 186
       

      No worries.

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  6. txiki Posted messages 6514 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   609
     

    Hi everyone,

    "my capacitor moved slightly": personally, I’ve never seen that!
    Moving a "radial" capacitor soldered flush to a support!

    It's impossible!

    Best regards!

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    1. Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      I moved my capacitor while installing the graphics card; it didn’t move on its own, you need to reread the beginning...
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      1. txiki Posted messages 6514 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   609 > Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member
         

        But I had read it clearly! What do you mean by "move"? That’s what you really need to understand!

        And in the photo he didn’t move, otherwise he would be soldered and would no longer hold his role.
        In short, I won't argue here, I have repaired this kind of card with the component enough times, something that alas is no longer done... not profitable enough.

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  7. Renox_9631 Posted messages 5 Status Member
     

    Yes, I understand well what you wanted to say in this case; I understand better. I had shifted it just about 1 mm by accident, but according to what you tell me, it doesn't matter because it holds its role and is not desoldered.

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