[sdiy] Tantalum alternatives for re-capping?

[John Staapel]

Use  tantalum capacitors, but use a higher voltage version.
Most of these old gear use tantalium caps which has a too low voltage

Op vr 2 jan 2026 om 20:45 schreef Colin Hinz via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org>:

> Hello all,
>
> Slightly off-topic, but I am re-capping an old (circa 1977) MXR Digital
> Delay and am wondering about the numerous small tantalum capacitors that
> are in this unit. Should I leave them be? Replace them with new solid
> tantalum parts? Replace them with some other technology?
>
> Unfortunately the replacements need to be through-hole parts, which
> rules out some of the whizz-bang technologies touted as tantalum
> replacements, such as niobium oxide.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> - Colin
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