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Offline Agentbarry

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Wh20 Sound Issue
« on: April 09, 2013, 05:01:45 PM »
Hi all, just a quick question regarding the sound board used in White Water

I recently bought a Flipper Fidelity Speaker replacement kit since the old speakers were falling apart, the sound board works but the audio quality goes shocking once you go past volume 10.

I was looking at replacing the electrolytic capacitors on the board just because I’m always suspicious of them drying out

I also found after some research that c21 & 22 the 10uF TANT caps can cause some problems

Has anyone here come across this problem before? am I going down the right road replacing the caps?

Cheers
Allan

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Re: Wh20 Sound Issue
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2013, 05:24:42 PM »
Tantalum capacitors are hideous and should be banned - they cause all sorts of odd problems although the most common fault with them is they short circuit.
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Re: Wh20 Sound Issue
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2013, 05:29:51 PM »
Tantalum capacitors are hideous and should be banned - they cause all sorts of odd problems although the most common fault with them is they short circuit.

+1, I have come across these tantalum caps being short circuit MANY times.

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Re: Wh20 Sound Issue
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2013, 09:29:44 PM »
cheers for the reply's, i will replace c21 - 22 and see if it makes a difference

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Re: Wh20 Sound Issue
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2013, 09:32:03 PM »
Can't hurt - just use electros
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Re: Wh20 Sound Issue
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2013, 09:52:48 PM »
Just double check the schematics - i thing C21 is a 1uF, not 10uF

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Re: Wh20 Sound Issue
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2013, 04:26:41 PM »
ok, i will check the drawings out this arvo when i get home. and i will use electros this time. much easier to get