Vintage Synth Repair

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Susie" <gardens@...> wrote:
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> I had to replace a tantalum on my Roland RS202 to fix a bad note. Do tantalums have the same limited life that electrolytics have?
> Ta
> Susie
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> 
> Tantalums have a different construction but are more susceptible
to over-voltage damage and they blowup if you put them in backwards.
They dont dry out like old electrolytics.
>