Check the capacitor's sides still sit squarely with the markings on the PCB's silk screen. If the
capacitor is miss-aligned, re-apply the soldering iron to the pad & gently twist the capacitor until it's
correctly aligned. The pin on the other end of the capacitor should be roughly in the middle of it's
pad.
Now solder the second pin. This will be tricky as there isn't a lot here to get the tip of the soldering
iron in contact with. Try to put the tip of the iron on the edge of the pin of the capacitor and the pad,
whilst at the same time applying solder. A small amount of pressure on the iron may help. Applying
some more flux here before you solder will help the solder flow down into the joint between the
capacitor pin & the pad. You'll probably find that you'll melt the plastic base of the capacitor
slightly. Don't worry about this. It can't be helped with such a small amount of the capacitor's pin
protruding from the base.
Once you've done that pad, go back to the first pad, apply some fresh flux if you're using it & add
some more solder to the joint using a similar technique you just used on the second pin.
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