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jbaird
Dec 28, 2016Aspirant
Broken capacitor off of drive power board on ReadyNas Pro Pioneer
Ok - so, I was replacing a failed PSU in my ReadyNas Pro Pioneer edition and accidentally broke one of the capacitors (CA11) off of the PCB where the molex connectors for the drive connect. How s...
booboo59
Dec 29, 2016Apprentice
You should have that repaired, as the capacitor is likely there to a good reason (such as smoothing a signal or for the power line). You cannot use the broken one as half of it was left behind on the board, but any competent electronics repair can source the part and fix it. The capacitor is surface mounted but simple to change.
The good news is that the way it broke off, it appears there's no damage to the underlying board.
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