Vintage Synth Repair

If the service manual calls for 250uf then that's what I would put in(or a slightly higher value). There were many different versions of the odyssey thought so I would make sure you have the same version as in the manual. I wouldnt have thought it would be too critical.
 
There is nothing wrong with modern tantlums if you want to use them again it's not critical.
 
Phil.

--- On Wed, 19/11/08, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason@...> wrote:

From: Roy J. Tellason <rtellason@...>
Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Advice on ARP Odyssey Mk1 power supply capacitors
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 19 November, 2008, 6:37 AM






On Tuesday 18 November 2008 20:33, jeffbmoore_2000 wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like to replace the aluminum electrolytic capacitors on the
> power supply board of my white face MkI ARP Odyssey. The service manual
> calls for 250uf 50V, but the synth currently has 150uf 50V caps (blue
> Spragues). Any suggestions on which caps to use?
> Also - any thoughts on whether to use tantalums to replace the old
> tantalums, or to use aluminum electrolytics instead? Cost isn't really
> an issue.
> Thanks in advance!
> Jeff

Are you changing these out because they _need_ to be changed? Or just because 
they're old caps?

I'm firmly of the opinion that most of the caps that get changed in old stuff 
like this probably don't need to be.

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