[sdiy] Do Electros Die Slowly?

[megaohm]

I never knew that, Bob. Thanks for the heads-up. This section has a fuse,
but... if the 16V electros worked/work for 28 years (it was made in'78),
maybe I'll stick with what is specified.

peng


On 4/3/06, Bob Weigel <sounddoctorin at imt.net> wrote:
>
> I just advised a guy today on an arp omni where they DO use that exact
> setup.  I think the tantalum caps are designed to be a kind of
> fuse....so that they soak down the power in that section so nothing else
> gets fried if the PS regulator fails.  -Bob
>
> megaohm wrote:
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> >
> >
> > On 4/3/06, *Loscha* <loscha at gmail.com <mailto:loscha at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     running 16v caps at 15v is much too close for comfort
> >
> >
> > I agree. This is what is called for on the schematic and what was
> > actually used in the tape echo. If I replace them, it will be with 25V
> > or 35V. The pcb is tightly spaced but caps now are generally smaller
> > so it should be no problem fitting them.
> >   Still, I think this has little to do with the problem I'm facing (of
> > course I could be wrong about that).
> >
> > peng
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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