This is a great article about the mistakes made, lessons learned, and the proper technique for removing surface-mount capacitors from vintage Macintosh logic boards. The old technique of using a soldering iron should not be used, as this tends to put stress on the pads and is in fact the worst technique. Rather, cold removal should be done, by pushing with downforce on the capacitor and gently twisting it left and right by not too much a distance, and the capacitor will break right out, leaving the leads still on the pads.
Note that clipping off the surface-mount capacitors is also risky and can also result in lifted pads.
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