Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-16 Thread JoeMuc2009
philippe_44 wrote: > Hi Joe - I missed the original question but why not replacing them by > same original electrolytics? Paul Webster wrote: > I think it was because of this comment about them being fitted backwards >

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-16 Thread Paul Webster
philippe_44 wrote: > Hi Joe - I missed the original question but why not replacing them by > same original electrolytics? I think it was because of this comment about them being fitted backwards

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-16 Thread philippe_44
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Hey all, > > just wanted to let you know that the bipolar electrolytics are doing a > great job. I have compared to an SB3 with regular capacitors, having > both play a 1kHz sine wave in sync, and there is no measurable > difference between them. > Unfortunately, I forgot

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-16 Thread JoeMuc2009
Hey all, just wanted to let you know that the bipolar electrolytics are doing a great job. I have compared to an SB3 with regular capacitors, having both play a 1kHz sine wave in sync, and there is no measurable difference between them. Unfortunately, I forgot to measure voltages across the

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-07 Thread JoeMuc2009
Glenn2 wrote: > Damn I typed a long reply and it disappeared. I would use an > electrolytic but just fit the other way around. You can use a non-polar > electrolytic if that makes you nervous. I wouldn't use a ceramic or > tantalum. I found your reply in the mail that was forwarded from the

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-07 Thread Glenn2
Damn I typed a long reply and it disappeared. I would use an electrolytic but just fit the other way around. You can use a non-polar electrolytic if that makes you nervous. I wouldn't use a ceramic or tantalum. Glenn2's

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-07 Thread Glenn2
These are signal coupling capacitors, the analogue audio passes right through them. I would personally not use ceramic or tantalum for audio coupling. Also tantalums have been known to go short circuit when they fail which could put DC back into the DAC chip and kill it. The best thing

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-04 Thread JoeMuc2009
Glenn2 wrote: > I managed to dig out an old thread, complete with contributions from me > on the last page. :) > > It is C16 and C20 apparently. > > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?71914-SB3-volume-output-lower-on-left-than-right-channel Here is something that confirms this

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-02 Thread Glenn2
I managed to dig out an old thread, complete with contributions from me on the last page. :) It is C16 and C20 apparently. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?71914-SB3-volume-output-lower-on-left-than-right-channel

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-02 Thread JoeMuc2009
Glenn2 wrote: > Absolutely. Some voltage regulator circuits require that you use low > ESR or ultra-low ESR capacitors, while some require that you DON'T. > Often you need a mixture of types. Many linear regulators will > oscillate if you stick an ultra-low ESR capacitor across their

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-12-02 Thread Glenn2
alfista wrote: > Anecdotally, I've seen some weird issues in some consumer electronics > when I replaced electrolytic caps of questionable pedigree with the best > stuff I could get my hands on, seems like the design was tuned for the > low budget components. Absolutely. Some voltage

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-30 Thread alfista
Too lazy to dig up the datasheets for those memories but I suspect they are rated at 10,000 or even 100,000 erase cycles. I feel it is unlikely wear should be an issue when used in this application. Since the erase operation is rather slow, sometimes you don't erase and overwrite when using this

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-30 Thread JoeMuc2009
alfista wrote: > Sorry for being vague, shouldn't have formulated a question before my > first cup of coffee. I was thinking of the model of the memory device. > But from your answer I can deduce roughly what kind of Flash it is. > Flash of that generation usually have pretty much no data

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-30 Thread alfista
Sorry for being vague, shouldn't have formulated a question before my first cup of coffee. I was thinking of the model of the memory device. But from your answer I can deduce roughly what kind of Flash it is. Flash of that generation usually have pretty much no data retention problems, but heat

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-30 Thread JoeMuc2009
alfista wrote: > Curious, what's the model number of the device? You mean the programmer I'm using? That's a MiniPro TL866 (CS), a rather cheap but really capable device, along with a stack of adaptors for TSOP48 chips that I probably bought from AliExpress, and still it was about 40 USD. The

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-29 Thread alfista
Curious, what's the model number of the device? alfista's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117140

Re: [slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-29 Thread philippe_44
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Hi all, > > just wanted to let you know that I had some interesting experiences > recently. It started with a shock when once again I had done SMD > capacitor replacement on multiple SB3s and the dropout rate was extreme. > Five separate devices, all would boot but crash

[slim] New approach to dead Boom / SB3 (Classic) / Transporter

2022-11-29 Thread JoeMuc2009
Hi all, just wanted to let you know that I had some interesting experiences recently. It started with a shock when once again I had done SMD capacitor replacement on multiple SB3s and the dropout rate was extreme. Five separate devices, all would boot but crash and reboot once they were