Joseph Bento wrote:
>> Actually, the PIC wont start because it has no power. I win.
>
> Of course it won't start.  That backward tantalum caused a literal
> short on VCC.  See the solder blobs around the cap?  Either that is
> some mighty nasty soldering, or else that cap got mighty hot when the
> board was powered.

IIRC, what happened was the tech replaced the cap to make sure it was 
causing the problem, and then stuck it back on the way it was, for the 
picture.

Vitaliy 

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