Duo 2300c fully working but... who can do recapping with tantalum caps in the UK ?

[francois_uk]

First post, so hello everyone.

Short version:

Who in the UK could do the recapping of a fully working 2300c with tantalum-type capacitors?

I found Elvikom in Worcester but they are on holiday until 19th of July (which explains why my email have not been answered!). Anybody else, private individual, company...?

Long version:

I have kept this Duo 2300c, together with accessories like Minidock, Dock, floppy drive, SCSI cable and external drive... as I am still using it, more than 30 years after purchasing it. It is a must-have for me as the only machine available that can control two Opcode Studio 5 LX MIDI interfaces, which are still incredibly useful as a complex MIDI patcher for the studio.

Whilst my Duo 2300c is stil working without any issue, I am starting to be concerned that one day I may find myself with leaked capacitors. So whilst the machine is 100% operational, maybe now is the time to get it recapped to ensure its long-term survival.

Apart from that, it is a very nice little machine, upgraded at the time to 56 Mb RAM, and a bit later, I installed a bridge that enabled me to fit a 9 Gb HD. I have kept OS 8.6 which I find better suited to it than OS 9.

Cheers !

François

 

[Durosity]

I would suggest you use polymer caps for that rather than tantalum… I’m not even sure if caps of those ratings come as tantalum’s. I’ve done all my duos using polymers and they work great.

(I was almost tempted to offer to do it myself but tbh I’d be too worried about something going horribly wrong unexpectedly)

 

[francois_uk]

Noted, thanks. I guess whoever does it will use suitable caps. Cheers.

 

[Durosity]

It’s actually pretty easy to do. The logic board anyway.. I imagine the screen probably needs it doing too.

Do you have any prior experience?

 

[cheesestraws]

Welcome to the forum!

Agreed, personally I'd look at polymer caps these days first. Tants are not so nice for several reasons.

Unfortunately most of us that I know of in the UK don't do it as a service. @croissantking has been known to in the past though (he has done several laptops for me), so if he has time, he might do? I don't want to commit him, of course, I just know he's done it in the past.

 

[francois_uk]

It’s actually pretty easy to do. The logic board anyway.. I imagine the screen probably needs it doing too.

Do you have any prior experience?

Zero, and no equipment either!

 

[Durosity]

Where in the UK are you?

 

[francois_uk]

Near Bedford / Milton Keynes… but I’d ship the Duo if need be.

 

[croissantking]

I can help, if you're not in a rush (I'm just about to go on holiday!)

 

[francois_uk]

I can help, if you're not in a rush (I'm just about to go on holiday!)

Great. No rush here either as hols coming soon too, so could wait until September. And the Duo is working anyway.

I’m obviously not expecting free service so will cover parts and labour of course.

Just send me a private message so we can discuss this. Many thanks!