I have an RD53 disk drive. When I plugged it in the other day something blew up, smoke etc. I found that it was a tantalum capacitor on the motor control board that had gone. I suppose I am wondering if just replacing it is a good idea, could the failure be a symptom of another problem, could it have damaged something else? I realise that without a schematic it may be difficult to comment, but I suppose it is more a question about what can cause these caps to fail?
If anyone has a schematic, or a drive they can examine, it is C1 on the motor control board, quite close to the molex socket for power. Regards Rob
