Tantalum cap on A board

[Nimmers]

Hey all,

I recently bought a couple of A boards and I noticed they are both missing a tantalum cap in the audio circuit.

Looking closely it looks like that cap might have exploded judging by the repair on the amplifier next to it. This is the third board Ive seen with this repair done and they all have this tantalum cap removed. Does anyone know if it's ok to just leave off or should I be replacing these?



Cheers!

 

[roy]

same here
seller said it was done purposely since it has tendency to fail.
also another member told me he has 2 a boards with out it and has no issues .
I used it 2 hours straight and had no issues myself

 

[ekorz]

cps1 A board 89626A-4 cap list (cps1) <--- earlier discussion with the cap value if you wanna try putting it back on. maybe source a higher voltage part if you want to be safe

 

[roy]

didn't know how to link to my oun post lol
thank you