Author Topic: Need value for 1 short Capacitor on a Slim Controller Board (1708)  (Read 1203 times)

Offline dreeandree77

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On dead controller, today i found capacitor in short,
Removed and controller works fine ( battery and USB).

I don't know values, to put back.

Thanks.

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Re: Need value for 1 short Capacitor on a Slim Controller Board (1708)
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2018, 02:53:08 PM »
It is just a decoupling cap on the 3.3v rail. You can leave it off there and it will be fine, or replace it with anything from 1nF to 100nF, the value isn't really critical.
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