MiKro Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 HI all, I am in the process of doing a full electrolytic recap on an Ensoniq TS-10 synth/workstation. Man this is a PITA. It happens to mine and I have not used it for about 7 years. I decided before I sell it as it sometimes has errors to recap this thing from end to end and fix any other problems I can find and fix. So far just caps and one "A" key has a problem and I found a replacent key and waiting for it to arrive. I will also go ahead and do a mod for the scsi board that will allow onboard 5volts for using the newer scsi5.5SD2 board as a plug in unit without outside need of usb power. That requires a 1n5819 schottky diode to be installed. Also be changing the soldered battery which is dying to a new clip in 2032 easy to replace battery. So this is my day so far. MK Coilboards recapped for the keybeds. The new light blue caps And the PSU using the same type blue plus two that are the black ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Got the digital board and the analog board done as well. mk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Did the Scsi Mod for the internal 5volts on the 25th pin of the connector. mk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 I know what a capacitor is and I've done some recapping for motherboards but when it comes to understanding electronics... To me it's as mysterious as women! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Well I am done with it. started it up with my variac at 80VAC now at 100VAC and all looks good and I am able to plug it into an amp and it sounds great so far. A few more hours of variac time and bringing the voltage up to spec, then totally done and will do all final testing. YEAH!!! So far no magic smoke. MK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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