Soldering Tip: Replacing Toasted Caps

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Can I get away with joining/soldering a NEW CAP to the old one's leads which are soldered to the board? It's almost impossible to get at the joins on the board, whereas the leads are RIGHT THERE.

Doing so will also allow me to better tie down the cap, which is considerably bigger than the old one.

This shortcut also lets me avoid having to remove the whole crossover -- which means desoldering driver connections and otherwise disassembling the speaker (e.g., the very tight, solid cabinet, which seems like an invitation for vibration trouble).

Any help MUCH appreciated.

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Topic - Soldering Tip: Replacing Toasted Caps - GOVTMUSIC 09:54:46 12/04/09 (3)

RE: Soldering Tip: Replacing Toasted Caps - mbhcid 10:49:40 12/04/09 (2)

Erroneous - Ron Oehlert 09:43:54 12/05/09 (0)

RE: Soldering Tip: Replacing Toasted Caps - Drew Eckhardt 21:46:56 12/04/09 (0)

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