HOW TO: Quark Mod / LSP Conversion *PIC OVERLOAD WARNING*

[BrianG]

Well, it probably is just a cap. But it has to have a small value due to the physical size - that's why I said it was for something like low level RF-like filtering. I suppose it could be a resistor or diode, but it doesn't look like it.

As to the solder job, it was either an addendum (therefore soldered by a person), or the traces it attaches to are big enough where the wave solder couldn't grab (acting like a heat sink).

[zeropointbug]

Yah, we figured it was for low RF filtering. The solder job on mine was kinda bad, it was crooked both ways, up and to the side. Personally, i would have designed it so that the little cap was right up there next to the FET's.

AAngel, do you mean between the power board and control board? I think there should be enough for a tip to get in there, and you can see everything fine.

A4, how can you even see down there anyways? Are you sure it is this component that is fried? Seems to me that you wouldn't be able to directly see it? Am I wrong?