Quote from: Gabr1el on April 28, 2014, 10:38:50 AM

"popped out approx 1/8 inch and now shows as dead" doesn't spell blown , leaking and "shows as dead" can mean a lot of things.

Just cause im bored, 1 more time for the dummies.

1/8 and shows as dead , Does spell blown when the unit is dead, leaking which is not mentioned would show its an old cap or has been exposed to high heat.

Leaking caps are not blown in a workable device, this unit we speak of is dead, leaking caps give you a clue to what's going on, thus you would examine the device more intrinsically looking at darks points on other components and measuring the input of pwr if no dark components visible just as part of the problem solving process.
Electronics run off pwr that comes from AC then converts to DC. the 1st step in any problem solving with electronics is defining your array, your array is the total sum of things that can go wrong based on err then finding a halfway point eg if this tests ok and this doesn't my prob is on that side of things, the 1st place to array electronics is the pwr input - you confirm your psu and if external you look at what protects the device from a fail or fluctuating psu then so on and so forth, if you see blown caps you can of course take them out of line and test further on with the right test bench. In new devices you do assume the cap is faulty cause they are made in millions and tested 1 in a mill, examing the pcb also gives further clues but assumption is generally the best cost/time effective way.

damn said too much but when nubs start using mF and shit regarding 220/250v gear in regards to electronics I gotta say something,

Sorry Gab I belittled you or put you off electronics

cheers

<--grabs a beer