Vintage Synth Repair

Please,
How did you know they were blown ??


gil_we wrote:

>Would it be safe to replace all the tantalum caps in my OBXa with 
>regular electrolytic caps (as long as their of the same specs of 
>course) ?...
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>I had 3 blown tantalums on mine, so I went and replaced all 6 that are 
>installed, in various positions, with new tantalums.
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>I know these will blown up again in 15 years or so, so would it be safe 
>to replace them all with electrolytics ?
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>Thanks !
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Tom Thornton
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