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Se/30 sound chip warm, weird sounds
Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-12-19 15:53:33
So one of my other se/30 is making weird sounds. Seems to happen when she warms up. Cap issue?? Rewashed board. I did notice i had a 10uf 16 where a 1uf 50v should have been.
Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-12-19 15:54:30
So, i changed out cap.. but still does it. I rewashed board, let dry. The 470uf axial cap is still original
Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-12-19 16:20:11
Some up close cap, asc, sony chips pics.. board worked fine for a long time before it started to exhibit this behavior
Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-12-19 17:50:16
Well, recapped audio area with new caps. Clean everything really well.. problem solved. So either bad connection or bad cap?
Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-12-19 18:12:02
Ok, so i just recapped my other se/30 in the same area as it was more quiet than the working one i do have. Removed old pads, cleaned, new caps, new solder, and she os golden.. amazing what you might have kissed the first time around
Posted by: joshc on 2022-12-19 23:31:00
It's common to have bad traces or just lots of cap goo in that area, has to be very clean and traces intact or repaired for the sound circuit to work.
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