Yamaha CS80

Okay - but then why do services like KSR (on RL Music) offer to change
all the CMOS chips along with the Caps?  I mean, I have had circuit
failure happen, chips burn out over time.  Not sure if its rot or just
over-use. Luckily I have not had this happen on my CS-80 but I am
concerned and worried about it. Anyone on the forum know what
restoration really does? Or can one just do caps and tuning? Is there
a mod to make tuning better, more stable, easier?

--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David <d2ba@...> wrote:
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> No circuitry does not rot away --only caps do --most IC's will last a  
> lifetime as well as circuit boards
> put it this way a CS-80 will outlast a human being --100 years from  
> now people will still be playing CS80's
> David
> On 8/01/2009, at 7:45 PM, galaxiesmerge wrote:
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> > I agree - but to get that, one has to do a complete restoration, else
> > the circuitry will simply rot away. And, from what I am finding out,
> > it ain't cheap!
> >
> > --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David <d2ba@> wrote:
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> > > ten years from now I think a CS80 could be worth about $50,000--- 
> > just
> > > a guess but I think collectors not players
> > > will move over from the Les Paul market and invest
> > >
> > > David
> > > On 8/01/2009, at 7:23 PM, vestedserpent wrote:
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> > > > I watched that one sell. I saw a guy on gearsluts ask, and get  
> > over
> > > > 11k recently. I didn't think
> > > > I would want to sell mine. But, I never thought they would go  
> > for so
> > > > much.
> > > >
> > > > --- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David <d2ba@> wrote:
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> > > > > The last one on Ebay sold for USD$8750
> > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330295011325
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> > > > > David
> > > > > On 8/01/2009, at 10:52 AM, vestedserpent wrote:
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