Bent Capacitor

15 Jan 2010, 20:09

hey how are y'all doing well i have a quick question im hoping somebody can answer. well i opened up my fantom x6 to spray some compressed air duster in there because when i bought it, it was so dusty. well i saw this capacitor that wasn't sitting up straight, it was tilted which it was ment to be like that but then i bent it up straight and noticed i should have not done that, then i bent it back how it was, my question could this adjustment cause problems later on? i powered it back up and everything seem ok and the capacitor wasn't loose when i put it back in place, im just not too familiar with circuits and would like to know if this could be a problem? well thanks in advance!

-michael

Re: Bent Capacitor

16 Jan 2010, 02:09

You are probably OK. A capacitor large enough to have leads that can be bent would likely be on a power supply. If it were broken, it would cause noise or hum. If you don't hear any thing different, I wouldn't worry about it. Sometimes bending a lead can crack the ceramic where the lead enters the capacitor making it susceptible to moisture. Try to avoid playing outdoors in the rain.

-Rodan

Re: Bent Capacitor

16 Jan 2010, 10:53

yeah brotha thanks, it wasn't one of the large capacitors, i was gentle with it i though it wasn't suppose to be leaning so i stood it up straight then noticed the other ones leaning so i gently moved it to its original position and your right its the only capactior i saw around the power supply, im hoping its all ok thank you for your input rodan it makes me feel better! haha since im not too familliar with capacitors and how big the leads are