To make a long story short, a poorly designed CPU fan assembly (coughhpnetserverlp2000r) ripped a cap clean off the motherboard. In fact, the pins are still on the board, with silicon on the tips. See picture (sorry for poor quality):
The cap is a 6.3V, uF1500 Rubycon, should be easy to find/replace. So when I get a replacement, could I just solder to the existing lines there? It'd be beneficial because I can make the capacitor clear out of the way if it was on a 90 degree angle. Also, I'm unsure about the polarity. On most mobos, the white half of the circle denotes a negative polarity -- on this board, all the caps seem to follow just the opposite (may be visible in the picture; notice the other caps have the minus side facing us, while the white half of the circles are facing away?). Just wanted to get a consensus on this.
The cap is a 6.3V, uF1500 Rubycon, should be easy to find/replace. So when I get a replacement, could I just solder to the existing lines there? It'd be beneficial because I can make the capacitor clear out of the way if it was on a 90 degree angle. Also, I'm unsure about the polarity. On most mobos, the white half of the circle denotes a negative polarity -- on this board, all the caps seem to follow just the opposite (may be visible in the picture; notice the other caps have the minus side facing us, while the white half of the circles are facing away?). Just wanted to get a consensus on this.
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