[sdiy] "re-cap" when it's SMT?

Bob Weigel sounddoctorin at imt.net
Sun Sep 29 20:04:40 CEST 2013


On 9/29/2013 4:08 AM, The Laboratory of Sound wrote:
> I recently repaired an XP-50 in which the right audio channel wasn't 
> working anymore. I replaced all the electrolytic caps in the analog 
> signal path on the main board. Two had been leaking and nearby copper 
> traces got corroded by it so that there was no more continuity. After 
> rewiring these traces, right channel audio was restored. Hope this 
> helps. Btw, the opened copper traces were really tiny, you will need 
> magnification to work on them.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jack
>
And be sure to use some of the contacts you stole from me if the keys 
aren't working

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