I got my new mobo but I found a cap is bent, it is not settled 90 degre on the mobo PCB, so this can cause problems ?
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Re: a bent cap
The cap doesn't look bulged, but it possibly has blown out the bung at the bottom - hence the weird angle. Look closely for signs of failure, like spilling electrolyte. They look like Chemi-con caps though, so shouldn't fail prematurely.
Like MD Willington said, as long as the cap is correctly soldered to the motherboard, it will work properly. I've seen recap jobs where the caps are pointing in all directions, yet the solder joints are fine and the board runs perfectly. The only problem you may encounter is when putting memory into the slot - the cap that's pointing at an angle will be slightly 'weaker', and could snap off if hit hard.You know there's something wrong when you open your PC and it has vented Rubycons...
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Re: a bent cap
There are two different, possible situations with a bent cap.
1) It wasn't sitting flush to the board when soldered in and by sticking up, it was more susceptible to being bent, or might have even had slightly bent leads originally. This is not a problem.
2) It was sitting flush originally and bumped hard enough that the terminals have pulled away from the foil. This is a potential problem, if not immediately then after some time the cap may have degraded function.
It is probably #1, and I'd go ahead and use the board, taking a wait-n-see approach but if you're REALLY curious, you could always take the cap off and examine the bottom to see if the larger portion of the terminal(s) is now exposed.
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