Loose capacitor on Arduino board

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Loose capacitor on Arduino board

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Hello forum,
I recently purchased an Arduino Duemilanove board from Adafruit as part of the budget starter pack.
It seems to be functioning fine, but one of the large silver capacitors seems to be a bit loose.
Its neighbour sits solidly, but the other one has some play in it. I fear that over time it might come completely loose and drop off the board.
Would this be a valid concern about the board I have received?

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is it just the metal can cover? or the whole thing?

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It seems to be the whole thing. It's not "rattly" loose, but I can wag it a little bit with my finger.
I don't know if this is something normal with the board and I don't need to worry.

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its fine. you shouldnt mess with it any more :D
they have a little play but if you keep poking it, it could break!

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Alright, good to know!

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