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Default Cap Leakage (cont'd)

On Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 3:32:11 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:


This is a double sided board. I am concerned that the component
side of the board that is under the capacitor will not be soldered
properly to the leads.

Is there some trick that needs to be applied somehow to get this
soldered properly??


You now know about the plated-through holes, but be aware that while they show continuity now, they may not after soldering. Some manufacturers do not feature sturdy plating in the holes (Samsung is one), and the added leaked electrolyte can aggravate it.

Preheat the board, apply solder flux, use sufficient solder tip heat and carefully insert the capacitors through the holes. Don't force them like you might do on a single sided board.