[sdiy] Any tips for "restoring" mini-korg (or any synth from the70s)?

cs e modulemania at gmail.com
Wed Dec 9 15:14:43 CET 2009


Thank you for the tips!

On 12/9/09, Colin f <colin at colinfraser.com> wrote:
>
>> So, leave polystyrene alone?
>>
>> What about those "Tantalum Electrolytics" ?
>
> Poly and tantalum should be fine.
> One thing you might like to consider is that there is one electrolytic cap
> inside each the 'black boxes' for the filters and VCO.
> The modules can be disassembled quite easily (assuming they were all the
> same over time).
> The filters in mine were filled with a soft rubbery stuff that can be picked
> off no problem.
> The VCO only had the lid held on with some soft glue, and no other filling.
>
> Cheers,
> Colin f



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