Also note the adjacent heatsink - what's the orientation of the board when = installed? Where does that heat go? Stephen =20 -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of= Van Horn, David Sent: Friday, 11 August 2017 5:44 AM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: RE: [EE] Are these caps bulging? The guy in the lineup with the bloody chain saw frequently is... =20 It's hardly news, but if the designers used better (more $) caps the device= s would last longer. Unfortunately the market screams for LOWER PRICES without really realizing = the implications of that.=20 -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of= Chetan Bhargava Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 1:40 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [EE] Are these caps bulging? Looks like caps are a usual problem :-) https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-power-defect-causes-some-tvs-to-fail-and-= a-class-action-suit-follows/ Chetan Bhargava http://microz.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .