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I've done this but I don't recommend it. The electrical compatiblity is fine but the mechanical fit isn't and it is very easy to tear off the SMD pads with the through hole capacitors due to the mechanical stress that is placed on them.
I don't know how good your soldering technique is but there is a youtube video of someone recapping an A4000 with a soldering iron. I think it is in German. The guy has a really good soldering technique of heating alternate sides of the SMD capaicitors and lifting them in a rocking pattern till it comes off and then he cleans up the pads and solders the new ones on with a fine tipped soldering iron. There all also really inexpensive hot air stations. I'm thinking about getting one but I'm not going to try and recap my Amigas until I've practiced on a few scrap circuit boards.
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