Re: CPU with broken SMD capacitor

Thanks Momaka for your comments, I appreciate any shared opinions.

Re: CPU with broken SMD capacitor

I'm sorry, but isn't it quite in contradiction? If the capacitor cracks, how can it create circuit shortage? Wouldn't it create circuit break (open circuit) instead?
I have never in my life came across a shorted SMD ceramic capacitor.
I've seen a few capacitors with dry joints as a result of extensive mechanical stress and thermal cycling, but never shorted one..

Re: CPU with broken SMD capacitor

My only concern is about the electrical current being conducted through the connecting copper path. I mean, the total amount of electrical energy transmitted to and from these two capacitors used to be carried through the two separate parallel copper paths. But now the same amount of energy, each time the two capacitors are charged or discharged is being transmitted though only one copper path, instead of two.
Given the voltage value in this case to be just circa 1.5Volts and quite large capacity of the two capacitors (2x 10uF) I am afraid...

Re: CPU with broken SMD capacitor

OK, so here is the update. I took another undamaged i5 7600K CPU and using Ohmmeter I found out that the two capacitors were actually in parallel configuration.
I measured the one that broke off using ESR Capacitance meter. It measured the capacitor correctly and showed its capacity value to be 10uF.
So I just decided to solder it back on the CPU on top of the other one. It is a little bit off the center but I didn't want to mess with it any more. I was also afraid about soldering iron temperature. I usually solder with iron set to...

Re: CPU with broken SMD capacitor

OK, Thank you for your replay.
I will use ohmmeter to find another node on the chip to be able to solder the capacitor back and I'll post any results if successful.

Hi to everyone. This is my first post, so please be forgiving.

I have Intel Core i5 7600K CPU with one SMD capacitor broken off. It happened during transport. I still have tha broken SMD capacitor, so possibly it can be soldered back to place, but the problem is, it also broke off with the tiny piece of copper pads. In one side, there is still left a tinny little fragment of it, so maybe it can work. On the other side it is unfortunately completely missing.

But I was wondering, if those capacitors are in parallel, maybe I can solder it to another pad of the same node....

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Hi. My name is George and I have been following this forum for many years now and used a lot of hints from here and learned so much, but I have never created any thread regarding my own issue until now. I hope someone will help me out to solve the problem.