Re: [PLUG] OT: SMD capacitor

[Eric Hidle <junkmail@ie-ap.org>]

What package is the bad capacitor in and what chemistry was it? Chances 
are it was a low-ESR polystyrene or aluminum-polymer cap, in which case 
you do not want to replace it with just any off-the-shelf tantalum or 
electrolytic capacitor. The DC-DC converters on video cards are 
ultra-clean and depend upon a very low amount of resistance in the 
output caps to minimize ripple.

Was this thing a round tin can?
E

gyoza@comcast.net wrote:
> Nevermind.  heh.  I will try the radial capacitor.  (I found 
> #electronics on Freenode.net)
>
> gyoza@comcast.net wrote:
> > I have a Radeon 9600 Pro video card with a bad surface mount 
> > capacitor (C2).  I'm not sure of the value of it.  It's labeled "47" 
> > and "16V" which I read as 47uF, 16V.  Does that sound correct?  It is 
> > a black SMD capacitor with a white end to indicate polarity.  The 
> > size is roughly 7mm x 3.5mm x 2mm.  I need to identify it enough to 
> > replace it.  Would it be too wacky to use a huge radial capacitor to 
> > replace it?
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