“…i have no soldering skills…”Where
DO such skills come from?
And yes... sounds pretty complicated, difficult, scary and oh-so-serious.
If the seller won’t take it back… and or replace it. I’d have no qualms about giving it a go. It’s an outside corner capacitor on a 733 MHz Quicksilver CPU daughtercard. Easy access. AND there’s considerable room to approach it and attempt soldering. IF that blue arrow (pic above) shows a small tab that can be carefully bent back with small hemostats - or even very small needle-nosed pliers… well?
AND even if that tab (“keeper”) were accidentally broken off in the effort, there seems ample space to allow a quick spot of solder there. My biggest concern would be… not breaking off the other leg on the opposite side when applying pressure to hold the cap down and its’ loose connection back in place for soldering.
Mind you, I wouldn’t attempt this with a big-tipped soldering Gun… but have done many similar repairs over the years, just like this… with a Weller soldering iron & tip - just like the one pictured on the right in the image below. [The smaller Hakko (on the left) is better suited for such a task.]
It is close (and would be) delicate work. So best to be fresh and calm before proceeding. AND have a good,
hands-free magnifier to view the spot as you work.
Again, it’s a 733 MHz that’s only needed very briefly in order to re-install a Sonnet processor upgrade.
(And there’s still plenty of low-cost 733 CPUs out there anyway.)
I'd say damn the torpedoes and full-speed ahead… for such an overall small concern.
Good practice, even if it doesn’t work.
Maybe seller will first replace / refund anyway.