"I'm skeptical that losing one capacitor in the array would cause the failure mode you're describing." Depends on what the capacitor is being used for in the c

"I'm skeptical that losing one capacitor in the array would cause the failure mode you're describing." Depends on what the capacitor is being used for in the circuit. In many cases, having a cap fail open results in a higher current draw which kills the unit if left in operation for too long. This is the case on some of the off-road lighting I manufacture. If one cap is present and fails open at ground, the circuit overloads. If the cap is connected to ground but not the rest of the circuit, the circuit doesn't operate. Regardless, one component being off can cause a whole chain of maladies.