dburr,that is a 39uF 16V Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor. the darker area is the Negative polarity. Check [http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?pv13=170&pv63=489&pv69=3&FV=fff40002%2Cfff80009&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25|on here] for a replacement. your assumption is right, it goes to the left side of your image. Hope this helps, good luck.
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dburr,that is a 39uF 16V Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor. Remember that these are SMD components and they do get soldered on the board ;-) The darker area is the Negative polarity. Check [http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?pv13=170&pv63=489&pv69=3&FV=fff40002%2Cfff80009&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25|on here] for a replacement. your assumption is right, it goes to the left side of your image. Hope this helps, good luck.
dburr,that is a 39uF 16V Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor. the darker area is the Negative polarity. Check [http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?pv13=170&pv63=489&pv69=3&FV=fff40002%2Cfff80009&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25|on here] for a replacement. your assumption is right, it goes to the left side of your image. Hope this helps, good luck.
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