CD32 and the capacitors (from hell)

Hello everybody!

Yesterday the sound on my cd32 started to break up in one of the channels and then half of the sound completely died. When opening it up I managed to locate to problem: leaking capacitor (marked with red ring in the picture). I substituted it with a cable and managed to get full sound again. Since I don't know much about electronics I don't know what this will do to the machine in the long run, but I guess it's not recommended. But what will happend? What capacitors can I replace it with?

I also wonder about the two large capacitors next to the powercable. They look like they are going to explode, should these be replaced as well and with what kind of capacitors if so, have anyone done this?

BTW the picture is not from my motherboard but it's the same rev3 model.

Going by the numbers written ontop of the capacitor you can identify the proper type/value and go to an electronics supplier and buy them.

Here is a good site to help you with the identification.

http://library.solarbotics.net/piece..._cap_code.html

[FOL]

I covered the 2 electrolytic caps in a post I done earlier this year. I have found with every CD32 the 2 caps were in the wrong way round, hence they are budged and leaking.
Remove them and replace them the correct way round.

For the 1 you ringed, just replace with a standard electrolytic cap, 47uf (either 16v or higher).

Heres the thread. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=28419

Originally Posted by NGF

Hello everybody!

Yesterday the sound on my cd32 started to break up in one of the channels and then half of the sound completely died. When opening it up I managed to locate to problem: leaking capacitor (marked with red ring in the picture). I substituted it with a cable and managed to get full sound again. Since I don't know much about electronics I don't know what this will do to the machine in the long run, but I guess it's not recommended. But what will happend? What capacitors can I replace it with?

I also wonder about the two large capacitors next to the powercable. They look like they are going to explode, should these be replaced as well and with what kind of capacitors if so, have anyone done this?

BTW the picture is not from my motherboard but it's the same rev3 model.

Thanks for the help too bad this machine have so many hardware faults. But what if I continue to use a cable instead of the cap for sound? Has anyone done this?

[TheCorfiot]

@NGF

I would recomend replacing the cap with the type suggested by my good friend FOL.

The capacitor ensures correct decoupling of the Audio output.

TC

[Fingerlickin_B]

Originally Posted by FOL

I have found with every CD32 the 2 caps were in the wrong way round, hence they are budged and leaking.
Remove them and replace them the correct way round.

And I pulled my CD32 apart to do this fix...only to find that they were actually in the correct orientation.

Might have something to do with the fact that it's an NTSC machine (different production run or something)?

PZ.

[FOL]

Originally Posted by Fingerlickin_B

And I pulled my CD32 apart to do this fix...only to find that they were actually in the correct orientation.

Might have something to do with the fact that it's an NTSC machine (different production run or something)?

PZ.

Maybe they discovered the problem, before making the NTSC versions. That would explain yours and proberly all NTSC CD32's having them round the correct way.

Out of interest is the print (text) on the board correct. If I remember correctly, on the white stripe was wrong but the + symbol was correct.

[Fingerlickin_B]

Originally Posted by FOL

Out of interest is the print (text) on the board correct. If I remember correctly, on the white stripe was wrong but the + symbol was correct.

I don't recall it being wrong at all...sorry, can't take it apart right now to find out...pretty sure the printing was correct though

PZ.

[FOL]

Originally Posted by Fingerlickin_B

I don't recall it being wrong at all...sorry, can't take it apart right now to find out...pretty sure the printing was correct though

PZ.

Way to confirm, is probe on positive of cap and other probe on gnd. If it reads short, then its in the wrong way round.

[klx300r]

yep gotta replace those caps asap...just replaced my audio caps in my 1200 a few months back and the sound is back to sounding great...I would recommend practicing your soldering skills a bit before attempting to install the new caps as it was a bit tricky (for me anyhow)...search EAB and Amiga.org for great threads on this topic for help

[Fingerlickin_B]

Originally Posted by FOL

Way to confirm, is probe on positive of cap and other probe on gnd. If it reads short, then its in the wrong way round.

I'm not about to unpack & pull it apart to check right now, but you can be assured that they are in the correct orientation...I spent quite a while taking it apart & clearly recall my disappointment in finding that there was no soldering to be done

PZ.

[TheCorfiot]

@Fingers

If it aint broke, then don't fix it comes to mind my friend

Happy Christmas B

TC

[FOL]

Originally Posted by TheCorfiot

@Fingers

If it aint broke, then don't fix it comes to mind my friend

Happy Christmas B

TC

Indeed, the amount of times, customers would come in with their Technics Sl-1210 turntables and ask us to fix them.

I would ask "whats the problem", they would then reply "nothing it needs a service". I would then reply "If it aint broke we aint touching it", besides 1210's dont go faulty often.

[Fingerlickin_B]

Originally Posted by TheCorfiot

Happy Christmas B

TC

Same to you TC

PZ.

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by FOL

I covered the 2 electrolytic caps in a post I done earlier this year. I have found with every CD32 the 2 caps were in the wrong way round, hence they are budged and leaking.
Remove them and replace them the correct way round.

For the 1 you ringed, just replace with a standard electrolytic cap, 47uf (either 16v or higher).

Heres the thread. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=28419

I opened mine up last night and they were the wrong way round and one of them was bulging... both out now, ordered some nice nichon jobbies from RS

[FOL]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

I opened mine up last night and they were the wrong way round and one of them was bulging... both out now, ordered some nice nichon jobbies from RS

Nice, im guessing yours is a PAL machine, if so, I think we can safely assume all PAL CD32's have this issue and the NTSC one's dont.

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by FOL

Nice, im guessing yours is a PAL machine, if so, I think we can safely assume all PAL CD32's have this issue and the NTSC one's dont.

Yup, both the 32's I have are PAL's - only opened the main one I use at the moment - not checked the other although I presume it'll be the same

Going to pinch our soldering station at work and use that when the new caps turn up (only 25p a piece - might do all my Amiga's at this rate seeing as though they are sooo cheap)

[laser]

electrolytic caps are pure shit.....will fail through aging
that's why I purchase Gigabyte motherboards only with solid caps

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by laser

electrolytic caps are pure shit.....will fail through aging
that's why I purchase Gigabyte motherboards only with solid caps

Gigabyte do Amiga boards?

[laser]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

Gigabyte do Amiga boards?

of course not but anyone can get the idea of Gigabyte and replace all the electrolytic caps inserted on any Amiga mobo
solid caps will lasts forever....
mmm...nothing lasts forever...
solid caps will work for a long time without any kind of problems