The chemical is more corrosive than the typical AA battery leak. First, should the dielectric chemical leak out onto the PCB and components, the result can be catostrophic. There are two more scenarios that are even worse. This will lead to poor power supply filtering and will seriously limit and degrade any signal being processed when the capacitor is utilized as a coupling capacitor. Over time, the dielectric chemical that separates the plates of the capacitor dries up and crystallizes or leaks out and renders the capacitor in a severe degraded state. Not probably or should be replaced - more like, must be replaced if you want to achieve the lush thick tone Rockman products are renowned for. This is where I come in with solutions to what generally plagues this equipment.įirst and foremost, the electrolytic capacitors in every product of the line need to be replaced. Now, before you run out and buy one of these fine products, be advised that they are pretty old and need some serious help to get them back to their original standard. Some still carry a hefty price tag due there vintage status, but there are deals to be had. Today you can acquire just about any item in the product line at a reasonable price. It was beautifully designed professional equipment. It carried a premium price and rightfully so. Back in those days, none of the equipment was cheap. The “Boston” tone and anything in between could now be easily replicated. The Rockmodule series soon followed and so did a whole slew of outstanding products. The X100 headphone amp had such a huge and lush tone when used as for DI or plugged into a mixing board with tone as wide as the Mississippi River. I remember back in the early 80s’ when the Rockman product line came out.

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