Vintage Synth Repair

Yes, you can. As far as I am concerned Tants are great if you are cramped 
for space and not using them where there is likely to be lots of ripple 
(power supplies)
I would state that I have had more tants fail, either electrically or 
mechanically (legs breaking off) than any other component.
Best regards.
John.
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To: <vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:04 AM
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Replacing tantalum caps with electrolytic caps


> 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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