How to replace a capacitor -The easiest Way!

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[@key11ska]

Perfect. Every repair video I watched for my washing machine skipped this part because they said it was self explanatory. Jerks. It IS simple, but I needed to see the process. The toothpick trick will probably save my CB from being tossed across the room. Many thanks!

[@schipbreukeling3]

haha mine too

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Great tips for things that are often overlooked, like polarity, the positive leg is longer, the stripe on electrolytic capacitors (negative leg) matches the moon or half-moon on the positioning circle on the board, and the excellent use of a toothpick to keep the hole open after you’ve removed the bad capacitor. Here’s a tip - you can tell a capacitor is bad when it explodes and you see pieces of the exterior and interior (“capacitor confetti”) covering the general area where the capacitor used to be, and its legs still are.

[@squirlmy]

leakage, especially those discoloring the board. I much more often come across leaking capacitors than exploded, and these leaks slowly destroy the board and neighboring leads. Maybe that's cause I almost exclusively look at old computer motherboards, because leaks alone causes so much dysfunction. Maybe audio is a little different.

[@darkijah-andersjehovahsn7893]

Yea I tried the Capacitor confetti, I think I have one more.... It sounded like a pop sound as it broke. I will take my bluetti apart when the battery is dry, just to be on the safe side. Put 8 Amps to a USB A port in the wrong direction by mistake.

[@i7vSa7vi7y]

7 years later. Still an amazing video. Thank you

[@mikeceli]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! Clear, concise, and as a bonus, no idiotic music!

[@alffisti5069]

Cheers 👍 you just saved me spending good money on a new TV. Changed a capacitor on a 14 y/o Hitachi TV and it's now working fine. Your vid was perfect. No fuss, no time wasting. All "How To" vids should be like this. Many thanks!

[@ariaveilleux8166]

TYVM no other videos actually show you what to do. Thank you for making this video and keep it up!

[@stevenzthompson434]

Best and most simplified video yet. Thank you

[@tucobenedicto1780]

This is among the best videos out there on this subject.

[@jdeal5731]

You just saved me $150 on a new main board for a fridge. You are an awesome individual sir. Thank you so much. 💪🏻

[@gator36]

Your rocking the legs out tip works extremely well! Thanks for the help!

[@jimwatson2629]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I have just repaired my speaker subwoofer with a $1.50 capacitor so I'm delighted. A $300+ saving on new speakers! Your step by step advice worked a treat.

[@razelhamnirif]

I’m going to do this now after getting taken for a ride by electronics repair shops

[@randyespoda4396]

Thumbs up dude ! THIS is what worked like a charm for me. Never done it before.

[@edwardpulley6616]

Thanks very informative going to replace mine now .I like how you make this so simple process every one else makes such of a big deal of it.It almost makes you feel like not doing it your self.

[@jamesdye5659]

Thank you! I really appreciate that you took the time to show an easy way to remove and replace. I am not good at soldering and you made it look so easy and fast. Also, thank you for showing the positive and negative ends. I wouldn’t have paid that any attention if I didn’t watch this.

[@hitandrepair]

Glad to be of help!

[@darkijah-andersjehovahsn7893]

Yea I'm a newbie myself on those parts, hopefully this can make me get it done correctly if this is my issue.

[@HNXMedia]

Hero level video! That toothpick hack is so simple yet absolute perfection! Solid info here!

[@TheMarijuanaMonk]

Thank you so much for your upload, i was able to fix a blown capacitor on my studio monitor(speaker). Thank you kind sir.

[@DaveTinNY]

Excellent video. Love the toothpick tip! I worked for 30 years in the semiconductor industry (working on the processing equipment) and never knew about this simple tip.

[@LordB298]

Thanks! I needed to repair a circuit board in my car to get my gauges working again. This is a huge help! Saved me over $2500 in parts and labor

[@rileybarringer9823]

Thanks man. This was very informative. You make it look easier than it is!

[@kurth7079]

Tried this to replace a capacitor on a wine refrigerator. Worked on the first try! Thanks!

[@robertlogan3421]

Excellent video. Watched and replaced in my Samsung tv. Works great again. Thanks for posting this awesome how to video

[@OidHunter]

The toothpick idea is just genius. Thanks for uploading

[@appliancedude63]

Excellent video and straight to the point.

[@stepfathersux]

Thanks brotha! this is exactly what I needed to see. Appreciate the post!

[@tobianish]

Thanks man. Just started into the world of soldering, fixed my folks tv for $8 worth of capacitors so now I’m hooked!

[@abdull83]

I want to start too

[@realSamAndrew]

How did you know which capacitors to change out and what made you suspect that would fix it?

[@thearough]

Dont know how you did it i had to throw my device in the trash. Soldering didnt work for me in real time it was a messy disaster

[@LifeAsDane]

@@realSamAndrew I'm a rookie at this but typically "bulging" capacitor tops or culprits for needing replaced. Capacitors always have flat tops.

[@SevenCompleted]

​@@realSamAndrewif its exploded and leaked out everywhere xD

[@caseycrawford3618]

Very helpful and informative. Thank you.

[@napoleonwilson3912]

Thank you for the video. I had never seen the toothpick method before.

[@texasskip3key398]

Thanks so much! You made it so easy and I never did anything like this before- got it done and worked perfect the first time! You are awesome! Thanks so much!

[@user-xk7zn1vi9f]

Thanks for making this video. You explained everything perfectly!

[@Prince.Prince1999]

Best Demo yet!! Thanks

[@MatthewYakel]

Just stumbled across this one thanks for sharing!!

[@ShadeszOfficial]

this has helped me learn ALOT thank you!

[@TheSh3k]

Perfect, helped me a lot fixing my dishwasher, many thanks.

[@Envy701]

Nice tip with the toothpick. Will come in very handy. Thank you

[@77MyEsha]

Thank you so much. I was not sure I was brave enough to replace the capacitors on my Samsung TV, which has a clicking on/off problem and turns itself on when ever it feels like it, but your video has given me the confidence I need to give it a go. I have order myself some new capacitors on the strength of your very informative video. I have it fixed in my head now that the negative is the short leg side and goes were the moon shape is :) Would you advise to do one capacitor at a time, rather than taking them all out, then replacing?

[@TheMissannamakeup]

Thank you so much for the tutorials!

[@bandbyoneMIDI]

My friend. Of all the KZbin "EXPERTS " that by the way there are plenty, you have done the unthinkable !....In a short but no Bs video you have show me how to actually solder in the best and easiest possible way. That comes to prove the point...keep searching until you find what's really useful ... NOT FANCY !!!! Thanks a LOT !!!!!!!!....

[@dingnextstop]

Thanks. I’m about to attempt replacing a largish capacitor on my inverter panel which has failed , hopefully it will be as simple as you describe 👍🏻

[@TheArtOfCool]

You’re a legend ! Exactly what I needed!

[@birminghamskies]

just the info I needed thankyou !

[@chaosband]

Thanks for the post! The toothpick tip was most helpful.

[@TheSpazzattack95]

You are a god with the toothpick trick

[@pixellegolas]

easy and well explained. I missed the safety part though. Should we do something with the capacitor before? It might hold alot of charge in it right?

[@olliemoose2020]

Thanks for the info I wasn't sure if there was an - and a + on a capacitor now I know, a well explained video

[@davemartin9774]

Very nice informative video. I have been soldering and repairing electronics many many years (im as old as a T-Rex fart, dead dinosaurs, aka crude oil, etc) and I think the toothpick idea is the bees knees, works like a charm for all passive components. Thanks again and keep up the great shaped solder joints my geeky tech mined friend. Love Love Love all the videos (ignore the h8ers they dont know wtf they are talking about) Count me as SUBBED!

[@blueandbanana]

Wow. No need to desolder. I have toothpicks. Hope my receiver board will be as easy to remove. Love your video.

[@jonpparker]

Thanks for the great vid. Just what I was looking for!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@cjm19570]

This is what i was looking for. Thanks

[@ddavidson67]

Excellent tutorial! easy to see everything you did. *****

[@brandonfarfan1978]

Thanks for this vid, it was really helpful. And big props for that toothpick trick.👍😃

[@dibingsdibingens8463]

Thanks, your video helped me!

[@brockobama257]

This was one of the clearest videos I’ve ever seen. Thanks for keeping it straightforward. One question. My experience soldering leaves oxidation (I think) on the joints. The white substance forms immediately after I remove the iron. I see you left the iron on for a second after removing the solder. Do I need to do that?

[@imalset]

not necessarily, the oxidation could come from any form of contamination.. sounds like a dry solder... not using flux, not enough or improper use of flux..

[@heapner]

Such a good video! Thank you!

[@dterr41958]

You are awesome! Thanks for the help saved me a good bit of money repairing my pool control board. :)

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Thank you for this video.

[@MidnightRambler1964]

Great straight forward video...

[@dennisdoherty1133]

This is a phenomenal instructional video, this is exactly what i needed. I've started looking at repairing some older electronics with bloating capacitors.

[@jonniefast]

Cool trick with the toothpick thanks for the upload- i'm doing a recap for one of my arcade PCBs

[@Cyberpuppy63]

I'm a a late visitor, due to other projects; but it is interesting that this video co-incides with the so-called "Bad Cap" Era (2008-2012). Same time frame I got laid off from work.

[@xlrrockmusic]

Amazing video, very informative finally

[@mike42441]

Excellent video !! Thank you !!!

[@zilla7444]

Going try this thanks for vid. God bless!

[@KhurshidKarimi]

Well demonstrated.

[@GPglider]

Awesome job explaining it simply to a newb. Awesome trick if u want to save money.

[@miguelsalami]

NICE👍👍 Like the toothpick technique.

[@1BrownElCamino]

You are awesome! I have fixed many TV's using your videos.

[@hitandrepair]

Thats good to hear! I hope I help people get into electronics repair by these videos. Sometimes it is the simplest thing to repair.

[@MultiTechnicss]

After Hours Tv & Pc repair Yes changing the caps in a radio or tv is the simplest to do on electronic devices...doing this and the radio or tv will work longtime...if you make a video ' before/after ' on a radio or tv will be great my friend ;).. simple suggestion.Thanks

[@hitandrepair]

There are over 340 videos of mine of repairing televisions on here.

[@joyofpoverty5058]

Thanks. A great video.

[@firehorse5206]

Great clip , thanks mate.

[@vampiremaffia]

As a noob preparing a cap job on the Casio MG-510 midi guitar that has notorious cap issues I'm wondering wouldn't it be better to solder it so that there is a bit of space between the board and the capacitor, in your example you place the capacitor very near to the board, allowing it some longer 'legs' it would be easier (a) to establish whether a cap has turned leaky (b) do some * testing (* would love to insert a technical word but I'm a noob, I mean the sort of test with which you establish this cap needs replacing or not.

[@chrisstevens9323]

Thanks very nice video!

[@Gabefanproductions]

Toothpick and fingernail clippers! Great tips!

[@chevyLsx]

Great video

[@MeelisMatt]

thanks for making this

[@amosmorgan9267]

Awesome video. Cheers

[@TexasCowboy6]

Thank you very much. You just got one more sub.

[@jonbreland3644]

Thanks for the tips!! Wish I would have watched this b4 I paid for this Desoldering Pump. Could have just used a toothpick! Awesome!!

[@larryshaver3568]

i found a common pi or long needle works very well to clear out the hole

[@Viczarratt]

Thankyou for creating this video, its given me a little confidence into trying to fix my Atari 2600 😅

[@rascalord1831]

thank you! the toothpick trick is awesome :) im gonna fix that stupid LG Flatron now !^^

[@MrChronicVision]

lol thats why im here too. Damn flatron

[@jorge69696]

@@MrChronicVision lol same. 23 inch flatron. Lasted like 7 years of daily use though.

[@MrChronicVision]

@@jorge69696 Yup. 23inch flatron, mine about 3 years and than blue light, no display. This fixed it

[@slavko5666]

I'm watching this so I could fix a Flatron too. Lasted 11 years of almost daily use tho.

[@stephenosullivan9044]

Superb - thanks!

[@Mau105]

excellent DIY, very easy, How to figure out which capacitor is bad? I realize that question is not so simple

[@lawjye4169]

wow amazing, thank you

[@simoncollins6248]

Thank you!

[@gutnick]

Excellent video - thank you. Is it necessary to clamp the capacitor to prevent any damage from the heat of the soldering gun?

[@hitandrepair]

No, shouldn’t have any issues

[@gutnick]

Thank you. This video helped. I was able to fix a refrigerator board!

[@dannyboy6114]

I have a few old amiga 600s but the old solder is very stubborn and doesn't seem to melt. Do you have any tips.

[@A2Z1Two3]

Great thanks

[@cagmito76]

brilliant thanks

[@Planag7]

Great video c:

[@3dburger]

What is the recommended soldering kit for this?

[@brendanmoran397]

I love learning tricks of the trade. Toothpick FTW

[@TheSushiman1787]

Fuc*ing ingenious 😲 ! Well done !

[@rcsquaredinc5484]

what if the capacitor is not flushed with the board originally? does the replacement need to be elevated as well or can it sit flush against the board like in your video?

[@TheStreetest]

Great video! Savage !

[@Rayshader]

Bravo trick

[@dontraelwhite9722]

YOU ARE DA MAN!!!!!

[@zee7333]

What temperature is the iron set at? That iron sure seems to be melting so quickly!

[@Mgyuh]

Thanks for the tutorial, I have a 1982 Sylvania black and white TV that I got from a family that bought it and never used it, so I think its new old stock. I’m gonna open it up and see if I can replace the capacitors, being that they are almost 40 years old. Quick question though, I was messing around with it when I first got it and I broke the V-size dial. Now it only works if I leave a screwdriver attached to it, otherwise the picture is just a line, like this -----------. Anybody have any thoughts on what I can do to fix it?

[@dannykim9779]

Thank you :)

[@0Akeldama0]

thanks

[@anhtuyetnguyen1982]

Thanks !!! 👍👍👍