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Subject: Re: Noisy sounding after full capacitors replacement.

From: "dir_marillion" <dir_marillion@hotmail.com>
Date: 2013-03-21

> Is there anything you should learn from ? ;-)

Some of the capacitors here and there were almost dead so we had to be replaced them all.

> Did you replace them with the same type?

Yes, the technician replaced them one by one with the same type/size new capacitors. Also, as the most of the ICs are socketed, we also replaced them one by one with new same type ICs and the issue remained the same.

> In general recapping in 30 years old synths is not required beside > a few exceptions: 1.) Tantalum capacitors. 2.) Caps in the power
> supply, if they are close to the regulators heat sinks.

> Recapping of the audiopath makes sense in large professional mixing
> consoles, which ran continously for 30 years 24/7 without beeing
> switched off. In these consoles the continuous heat inside the
> console can dry out the capacitors. But a synth usually never
> "lives" under such
> conditions.
I agree, I have only replaced the capacitors on power supplies, of my old synths, but in this case we had to replace them all.

What do you suggest to check ?