So the 16v 1500uF capacitor C9B1 near the power connector on the back of a Phat started leaking. Haven't been able to find the right cap, so I replaced it with a larger 25v 2200uF capacitor a couple weeks ago and everything is working fine since then. I didn't replace the other six 16v caps, they were all good.
When putting the fan plastic cover back I remember there were maybe 2-3 mm of clearance on top of it and 1-2 mm of clearance to the side of it.
For those that don't remember what the fan cover looks like I found this picture https://cdn.quade.co/wp-content/uplo...327_182209.jpg
As you can see on the top right there is a piece of plastic that is going over a capacitor, that is a picture of a original capacitor, the one I replaced it with is slightly bigger.
After running the console and turning it off, there wasn't any overheating issue and the cap was cool to the touch. What risk am I running if in a couple of years the cap starts leaking and makes contact with the plastic fan cover. Also what risk am I running using a larger uF capacitor? I know using more voltage is safe but not sure of uF.
When putting the fan plastic cover back I remember there were maybe 2-3 mm of clearance on top of it and 1-2 mm of clearance to the side of it.
For those that don't remember what the fan cover looks like I found this picture https://cdn.quade.co/wp-content/uplo...327_182209.jpg
As you can see on the top right there is a piece of plastic that is going over a capacitor, that is a picture of a original capacitor, the one I replaced it with is slightly bigger.
After running the console and turning it off, there wasn't any overheating issue and the cap was cool to the touch. What risk am I running if in a couple of years the cap starts leaking and makes contact with the plastic fan cover. Also what risk am I running using a larger uF capacitor? I know using more voltage is safe but not sure of uF.
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