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Unfortunately a component (see image, component is encircled in red) is broken/missing on my Pi Zero W 1.1.

Pi Zero W 1.1, broken/missing part is encircled

So far everything still seems to work, but anyway:

  • Do you know what kind of component this is (to be able to replace it)?

  • Do you know what it does (to decide, if it needs replacing)?

Update: Here is a high-resolution image of the relevant part (a capacitor belonging to the antenna): High-res. antenna photo

Thanks in advance

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This is a capacitor. It is required for the WiFi/Bluetooth antenna to work reliably.
It might still work without one of those but in general you should experience a degraded range and/or performance.

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  • Thank you. You seem to be right about the WiFi/Bluetooth performance.. Do you happen to know the value of the capacitor (although replacing may be futile, if it has something to do with the antenna..)? Commented Jan 13, 2021 at 16:13
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    Unfortunately I cannot find any source that provides numbers. Only a statement that those are capacitors: magpi.raspberrypi.org/articles/… Commented Jan 13, 2021 at 16:17
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    maybe not helpful, but there are ways to attach an external antenna. Commented Jan 13, 2021 at 16:17
  • External antenna mod: briandorey.com/post/raspberry-pi-zero-w-external-antenna-mod Commented Jan 13, 2021 at 16:24

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