<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> 2011-08-09T02:02:27Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/4887/replacing-caps-to-lower-hi-pitched-noise-from-speakerheadphone-out/ <![CDATA[Re: Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> I have a decent one though I would love one of those heated pumps. RatShack has one for a decent price that might work well. The solder sucker generally works well for most stuff, although the last time I worked on a DMG was on the speaker and I had trouble getting all the metal bits out of the holes.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/m00dawg 2011-08-09T02:02:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75873/#p75873 <![CDATA[Re: Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> Yeah, be sure to get a decent quality desoldering pump or solder sucker as they're called. Most of them are anti-static and some come with heat resistant tip which is great because if you don't have a very steady hand, and you accidently touch it with the soldering iron - it won't melt. So it's a piece of cake getting components out.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/platforma 2011-08-09T01:34:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75872/#p75872 <![CDATA[Re: Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> desoldering braids help tons.

the easiest thing to do is heat up the solder and pick out the clipped off legs with tweezers, then clean it up with a braid.  well, easiest imo i guess

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kitsch 2011-08-09T01:32:42Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75871/#p75871 <![CDATA[Re: Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> What are you using to de-solder? I prefer those little solder-sucker things for this type of work.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kineticturtle 2011-08-09T00:52:52Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75870/#p75870 <![CDATA[Re: Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> Yeah actually mine just came in the mail smile I was a bit nervous about replacing some of them due to the way they are mounted. Soldering the new ones is cake - it's getting the old ones out I'm slightly apprehensive about.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/m00dawg 2011-08-08T23:51:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75866/#p75866 <![CDATA[Re: Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> Would probably help. Kitsch-bent sells cap kits, they're pretty cheap! Been meaning to try it, hasn't happened yet. smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kineticturtle 2011-08-08T23:49:18Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75864/#p75864 <![CDATA[Replacing Caps To Lower Hi Pitched Noise From Speaker/Headphone Out?]]> While the Pro-Sound Mod sounds fantastic, there are times (usually when I'm composing on the ouch or something) where I would rather use the speaker instead. I noticed that one of my DMG's has a really noticeable high pitched whine coming out of the speaker and headphone out. It is also the one with a backlight mod for what it's worth. On my other DMG, it is much, much quieter.

So I'm wondering if that is something I can fix by swapping out some of the capacitors or if anyone has perhaps already done this and had some thoughts to share?

A simple fix is to just disconnect the speaker but that would make composing chip-music while on the pooper a bit more difficult smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/m00dawg 2011-08-08T22:24:57Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/75850/#p75850