The attached photos show the soldering joint/leg of one of the capacitors on my Z490 Aorus Master PC motherboard. I've been using it since July and the PC is fine, however, I've just noticed that one of the capacitor leads is bent/soldered at an angle compared to other, nearby capacitors. I assume this particular solder joint was touched up manually during QC at the manufacturing plant and this is why the solder looks less then ideal - based on youtube videos, this is a part of the manufacturer's process. But I think it does not appear to be a potential 'cold joint' etc.
What about the capacitor leg bend - do you think this is an issue based on the discussion above (Bung damage, leakage etc.)? Or could be in the future? I do not know what kind of component this is - I've highlighted it in one of the photos. The text at the top reads: 'FP 9ZCG 561 6.3'.
Considering the board appears to be ok, do you think I should be concerned?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Those are polymer (solid) capacitors, they don't have electrolyte in them. So it's less important how the leads are bent.
Doesn't matter that the capacitor is slightly at an angle... i suspect it isn't, and it's just the lead that's slightly bent or cut in a way it makes look like capacitor is not sitting perfectly flat.
Hi mariush,
Yes, you are right. The capacitor is sitting perfectly flat in the board and looks the same as the one right next to it. No angle on the component side.
Thank you for the additional reassurance that all is in order. Appreciated!
