[sdiy] My frustration as a technician..

[Neil Johnson]

Paul Anderson wrote:
> This is why I like analog synthesizers. They are one of the few things where
> component level repair is not only possible, but economically worthwhile.

Vintage:
- ARP potted modules.
- Korg 35 potted module.
- Yamaha potted modules.

Current:
- Hearn Morley potted VCO-1c (nice module by the way!)
- Schippman VCF-02 potted filter board.

Anything with SSMs or CEMs is living on borrowed time.

Not everything is repairable at the component level.
I remember a few years ago opening up an Elka Wilgamat III that was
misbehaving.  A couple of the PCBs were fully coated in black epoxy.
Definitely not repairable.

> Sent from my iPhone

....and one the main reasons for the state of consumer electronics
today.  Oh the irony!

Neil
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