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Re: Prophet 10 rework

2010-07-10 by Alexis V. Rogers

Tantalums dry up, develop internal shorts, and then light up like burnt marshmallows. I always replace them with electrolytics when I see them.

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Doug" <dougslocum@...> wrote:
> I'm not sure how tantalums age.  Anyone?
>

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