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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: dethfactor on May 06, 2010, 04:41:47 pm

Title: Please help me identify this component!!
Post by: dethfactor on May 06, 2010, 04:41:47 pm
A Magic Sword PCB of mine had these "caps?" broken off and need to be replaced. I'm not super component savvy so I need some help identifying what they are and how to find them. They're very egg shaped have some polarity judging by the screening on the board and are reddish-brown.

Any help is most appreciated! Let me know if more pics are required.

Thanks!
(http://www.destituteagenda.com/images/mystery_part.jpg)
Title: Re: Please help me identify this component!!
Post by: MonMotha on May 06, 2010, 05:24:02 pm
Tantalum capacitor.  They're getting a little hard to find in that package anymore, but they're still around.  You can also often find ceramics of comparable value (and much better other stats) in a compatible package.
Title: Re: Please help me identify this component!!
Post by: Beretta on May 07, 2010, 01:34:39 pm
dont have anything to add cause heck i did'tn know what they was either.

but magic sword is pretty cool beat'em up.. so what happen to this board? i mean whats the story? just curious.
Title: Re: Please help me identify this component!!
Post by: dethfactor on May 07, 2010, 02:51:33 pm
Quote from: Beretta on May 07, 2010, 01:34:39 pm
dont have anything to add cause heck i did'tn know what they was either.

but magic sword is pretty cool beat'em up.. so what happen to this board? i mean whats the story? just curious.

Bought the board off of a guy on KLOV with the busted caps on it for cheap, board looks good otherwise. Building out a superGun ATM so I figured if I can take a stab at fixing the board and get a few others I'll have a good testing ground for my superGun and to start converting/finishing more cabs.