RME_fan wrote:KaiS wrote:It can be replaced, I already did that.
It‘s just not an average Joe’s DIY job.
You need some special tools.
Call me in 30 years then
Can I get an explanation of the special tools needed to replace the capacitors and the specific technique needed if there is any, or is this a trade secret?
It needs the tools and material, a lot of experience and careful handling.
As mentioned by MC, the solder pads are through-hole contacts with connections to board-internal layers.
Combine heat (you need a lot) AND pull and you can almost be sure to send the board into the happy hunting grounds, by ripping and pulling out the contacting tubes.
There‘s no reason to remove the caps anyway. All functional testing can be done in-board.
I only did it to gain the workspace to replace an OPA1688, even less of an easy job.
There are NO caps in the signal path in ADI-2 DAC, and only 2 pairs in a special arrangement in the analog inputs in ADI-2 Pro.
Nothing to gain by fooling around with the caps, like the guy who replaced them all by too small valued foil caps with too long connect wires.
(I‘m bet ADI-2 sounded different after this stupid action, because it didn‘t work properly any more).
If you really NEED the info how to do it, send a PM, but I will not inspire the fools to fool around by making it public here.