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Re: [PolySix] Re-capping

2019-02-28 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker

At this point, the circuit boards in old synths are getting pretty fragile. When you go about shotgunning the capacitors, you're likely to start lifting and breaking traces.

If you don't have a proper vacuum-powered desoldering gun, you're going to have to be extra extra careful.

On Feb 28, 2019 3:28 PM, "Steph stephnaylor@ymail.com [PolySix]" <PolySix@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


That’s very helpful Anwander, thank you very much. 
I will resist the urge to purge :-) 

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 28, 2019, at 2:08 PM, Florian Anwander fanwander@mnet-online.de [PolySix] <PolySix@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

PS: sorry for all the typos.

Am 28.02.19 um 23:06 schrieb Florian Anwander fanwander@mnet-online.de [PolySix]:
 

... capactitors... a prone do shorten ...

;)



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