Chip caps (and particularly large ones) are extremely sensitive
to any flexure.   Care needs to be taken when placing these, so
as to minimize their location next to connectors, board shear,
or snap-off points, or any other spot on the board where any flexure
will occur. Paralleling smaller size caps can help minimize the
possibility of damage, as will keeping connectors locations and other
high flex areas distant from large chip caps.

I went through a similar issue  at DEC, where a design had a daughterboard
connector adjacent to some large chip caps.

Just a suggestion for your problem-solving process,

/John

John Brewer
Component Engineering
Square D Company
Raleigh, NC
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