Question Importance of broken SMD caps?

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Hey guys, first post, first portable, quick question. I just did the trimming on my board and due to the vibration from the band saw a few of my SMD caps broke off. They are C151, C162, and C164. With some slight damage to C101. The first two are on the top right along with C101, and C164 is on the left side of the board if looking from the bottom.

With that out of the way, would missing these caps hurt the system at all? My gut says bridge the connection and continue on with the portable but I figured I'd ask people with more experience with these boards
 

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My gut says bridge the connection and continue on with the portable
Good for you to ask, most of the time you put a cap between power and ground, so bridging the two ends would essentially create a short from power to ground! I would definitely suggest removing the damaged cap since it can also end up causing a short, however I can't say if the other caps are needed, most likely not.
 
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