Amiga 1081

Jasper says:

Hello, I stumbled upon your website during my search for information on recapping a 1081 monitor.

I’m almost done with the recapping, which I undertook mainly as practice for working on a 27” Sony PVM. Interestingly, the capacitors seemed fine – no signs of leakage, and the ones I checked were still meeting their specifications, indicating the recapping might not have been strictly necessary.

Yet, I’ve noticed a few variances between the capacitor list you provided and what’s on my board (3138 103 30852 86-33). The differences are as follows:

C496 and C497 are missing on my board.
C566, not included in your list, is a 63V 1.0uF capacitor.
C492 is listed as 16V 330uF on your site, but I found a 16V 100uF in its place on my board.
Additionally, C537 is labeled as C357 on the bottom of the board.

Regarding the bipolar capacitor C473, I’m unsure how to proceed. Is it possible to replace it with a Wima MKS 2 polyester capacitor of the same value? I have one, but it’s quite small compared to the original. Alternatively, I’m considering an MKP capacitor, which is larger and won’t fit easily, but maybe I can improvise something. Are there other suitable options? Your advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jasper.