Help Electrical Engineer Dudes!!!

[serialk11r]

My video card was getting a little hot so I put a 120mm fan to keep it cool (yay, its a yate loon!!!) and it was fine for a while, but one day my fan sorta fell out of position and a capacitor got caught in its blades, and it ripped it out...:eek:
I went to Frys today, and the really helpful people there didn't even bother to try to help me find a replacement :stick: :slapass: The capacitor is a solid one I believe, and it looks like this:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1228/205914yl1.jpg
And this is a closeup of the text printed on it. Its drawn in MSP but you get the point.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2003/caple9.jpg
Can someone help me find a way to get a replacement? I don't know what these numbers mean, so I can't get a replacement:( The legs are ripped off so fixing it back on is pretty much impossible.

[bachus_anonym]

According to part markings you have provided, this one is:

- Solid Aluminium Capacitor (SVP series (http://www.oomipood.ee/index.php?t=k_ki&i=FARNELL_9189084#)), made by Sanyo. Its capacitance is 330uF and it's rated at 16v.

EDIT: Part # 16SVP330M
http://image01.conrad.com/xl/4000_4999/4500/4560/4566/456670_BB_00_FB.EPS.jpg

Obtaining one of those might be a bit difficult. There are quite a few distributors in US, but they won't sell in small quantities. You could try one of the online electronics components stores (e.g Mouser Electronics) or look for replacement made by, for example Nichicon.

[serialk11r]

Could I swap in a electrolytic capacitor instead? Would it work? From what I know it should... I'll have trouble finding it anyways... I was thinking along the lines of 330uF, 16V but frys had no such capacitor with numbers even close.

[SexyMF]

Yes that capacitor is an eletrolytic capacitor. It is not a high frequency (low ESR) capacitor therefore you can use general purpose capacitors from your local store.

The rating for the voltage (16V) should be the same or higher.
The rating for the capacitance (330microfarad) should be the same or a little higher. A 470uF is common and would do fine. It is really about space. The higher the rating the bigger the part.

Even if that capacitor is a surface mount type, you can just solder a normal one on and put a dob of silcone to hold it inplace and stop the virbations fracturing the solder joint.

I suggest you rip a capacitor out of some other equipment. They are in everything. Old TVs, stereos, PC boards etc

[serialk11r]

Thank you so much, I'll go to the store and get one then. It goes on the very top of the video card so space isn't an issue.