I check for that, but I guess one slipped through. Yeah, make sure it's tied in. Shouldn't be a problem; I overspec'd the output caps pretty good for ripple and stability but if it's there it might as well work right?
Will across to its neighbor do, or do I have to go down to the board? its a large gap, I don't have hot air, and to heat that much mass i'd need a big tip at a moderate/high temp no? Its a Weller adjustable pen, I'd give you the model and tip info but I can't lay hands on it now, but i have 0.25mm tips up to honkers at least 1.5 or 2mm across if not larger, lots of mass to them. Temp pot (analog) goes from like 550/600 to 850/900 I believe. Probably would need a new tip, oxidized to hell and back it would be by now.
I might could melt the down side and push the cap down closer to the board on the up side. Its already touching (if not soldered) to its neighbor, and continuity is good (strong constant beep, 0 on the meter), resistance shows the same between middle and left (both on their pads) as compared to middle to right (one up one down) at .9 ohm (on 200 ohm scale).
If down to the pad, flood it with enough solder to fill the entire gap? Or try the push down mentioned earlier?
Ty.
Drew