Circuit Board Blown Capacitor. A better way of doing it would be by discharging the capacitor through a load. It died without warning and upon removing the board we noticed that 8 of the larger capacitors specifically four of the gsc 10 volt 2200microfarad capacitors and four of the smaller gsc 6 3v 1000mf capacitors had blown their tops and leaked electrolyte.
In this case alligator cables and a resistor will accomplish this. A busted capacitor can be obviously broken leaking brownish fluid corroded or with the leads severed but sometimes it s subtle. The top of a blown capacitor will be slightly bent outwards in a convex shape rather than flat or slightly indented inwards like a working capacitor.
The top of a blown capacitor will be slightly bent outwards in a convex shape rather than flat or slightly indented inwards like a working capacitor.
The top of a blown capacitor will be slightly bent outwards in a convex shape rather than flat or slightly indented inwards like a working capacitor. It may be blown or have a domed head as you can see in the picture. Capacitor c110 is bulging at the top which means the electrolyte is trying to burst out of the vent. A busted capacitor can be obviously broken leaking brownish fluid corroded or with the leads severed but sometimes it s subtle.
