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El-Cheapo Cam: Replace Failed Capacitor?

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Got two EdiMax 3030 cams where it looks as if the same capacitor (?) has failed - as evidenced by leakage. viz: http://tinyurl.com/ohvyjxx About a hundred bucks each.

 

The Question: Is it worth spending a half day finding/procuring these capacitors and trying to solder them into the board without messing anything else up?

 

Or does such a failure usually indicate something else is wrong too?

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I don't understand, you are asking if you should buy a $100 capacitor, and that must be a heck of a capacitor to fix a camera that cost $100? Is this the capacitor I would use to make my DeLorean a time machine?

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You should just change the capacitor. Nice and cheap and easy job. And yes it is a common problem in the industry as many manufactures use cheap brands.

Good luck

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