slowmotion
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So I'm cleaning up an old live desk to see if I can use it for anything.
I've noticed quite a few 10uf tantalum caps inside... and the desk is at least 20 years old, if not 30. I'm going to swap out all the electrolytics as first priority. I also want to ditch all the tantalums due to their age (I understand they "die" like electrolytics after a while...?).
Assuming I can fit them sizewise, can just I replace the tantalums with new low leak electrolytics? Seems to me it should be a straight swap (observing polarity obviously)? This is only for the polarized ones, btw. Everything else is films already (with ceramic decouplers on some op amps I think).
Just thought I'd ask as I don't want to order a lot of them if I'm mistaken.
I've noticed quite a few 10uf tantalum caps inside... and the desk is at least 20 years old, if not 30. I'm going to swap out all the electrolytics as first priority. I also want to ditch all the tantalums due to their age (I understand they "die" like electrolytics after a while...?).
Assuming I can fit them sizewise, can just I replace the tantalums with new low leak electrolytics? Seems to me it should be a straight swap (observing polarity obviously)? This is only for the polarized ones, btw. Everything else is films already (with ceramic decouplers on some op amps I think).
Just thought I'd ask as I don't want to order a lot of them if I'm mistaken.