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How does one solder a capacitor ? (lemmy.nz)
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Hi, i have a quite beefy condensator which need soldering up, are there any precautions i need to take in order to not fuck it up ? Edit : Thx for all the feedback. Went well, did no die :D

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

That capacitor has snap-in leads. It's normal for them to be that short.

They are not hard to solder. Just use a big chisel tip and it will only take a few seconds per lead.

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