jawharp Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hey Guys, Had a TS-3 come back from camera and they said something was rattling inside. I opened the battery door and this small black plastic piece pictured here fell out of the slate. It's currently rejammed and functioning normally as far as I can tell. (It was still jammed when I got it back. I had to rejam cause I turned it off.) Anyone have any idea what this piece is? Not sure on a scale of 1-10 how dire of a problem it is if we continue to use the slate or if it should be sent for immediate repair. Thanks! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Email the photo to Denecke. They're great folks who can answer your questions with definite authority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Parra Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hi Joe, That is part of a broken surface mount bypass capacitor. It should function O.K. without it, but I would suggest sending it in for repair as son as possible. The slate more than likely too a hard fall. I hope this helps! Best Regards, Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Harber Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 There's probably a capacitor bouncing around, wedged into or on the floor somewhere as well. I think the capacitor threads through the holes in that plastic piece. We've had this happen a couple of times but the slates always seem to keep working well even after this happens. My brain was thinking it may have been designed as some sort of G shock indicator much like the iPhones have the moisture indicator inside them. Charlie is the expert though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Ah yes! I've also found that plastic piece rattling around, but never found the associated capacitor. Maybe it fell out the battery door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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