A little help from my friends...

[Travis1000]

Hey guys. I recently moved and when I went to plug my console's power supply back in I heard a pop. After cracking it open and examining it, I found what looks to be a capacitor blown. My trouble is I don't know what type of capacitor it is. It seems to say 2.2 and below that 25. It also has kind of a dumb bell symbol on it. The other odd thing is that it seems to soldered where diodes might've once went. Is this a thing? To replace a diode with some type of cap to achieve a result? Attached are pictures for reference any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Travis1000]

another photo

 

[joaquins]

You have another in the same position right next to it, look what it is and use one of those. Odd to have a cap with a diode drown under but maybe they were just pointing the polarity, who knows. You probably need to bend the other cap to look what it is, do it with care and very slowly so you don't break the insulation. Then let it where it ended, don't try to put it back where it was.

JS

 

[mjrippe]

2.2 microfarad 25 volt tantalum cap.  They are polarized, so be sure to fit it right way round.