Replacing Capacitors on SR-JV80 Expansion Boards.

In January of 2017, Roland Japan released a press release notifying users of SR-JV80 expansion boards to return their boards to Roland due to a risk of the smoking the electrolytic capacitor. This can lead to a catastrophic failure of the board, which can damage the synthesizer.

Before start working on your expansion boards, please check some videos regarding soldering SMD componnets, such as this one from EEVBlog:    • EEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Par...   or this one from GreatScott:    • How to Solder properly || Through-hol...  

You should also check Don Solaris video, in case you decide to use through-hole capacitors:    • Roland SR-JV80 expansion card - impor...  

For more information, including a step-by-step text description, please consult my personal website: http://filipe-teixeira.com/electronic...

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