All is well, great info here.
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Rather than thoughts and prayers…here’s a link to guys that do awesome repairs…[if you don’t mind shipping to Van]
Dieter says delete.
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Well, it’s a child of the seventies after all.
Dad jokes aside - hope it didn’t fry the unit beyond repair.
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Show it a couple of these, maybe it will change its mind.
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Good luck! I had a smoke smell in my room some time ago and got really scared, in the end it was a not even one year old mixer from Soundcraft, no smoke but really bad smell of burnt electronics… luckily none of my old synths that I suspected first.
Hope you can get it fixed for a reasonable price!!!
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The last jam you made must have been fire.
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Dieter says delete.
I’ve heard nicotine patches work well
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Don’t lose too much sleep over it. If it’s true to the original, it’s imminently fixable. 
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Indeed. I’ve never worked on a reissue but the old ones are really simple.
Also, not powering on is often one of the better symptoms to experience.
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We are destined for greatness.
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In that case don’t let anyone talk you into “just change the fuse”, for a cheap fix.
Fuses blow for a reason.
I had an original for over 20 years and while it did have regular issues it was never a challenge for the technician. I hope yours goes well.
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I’m preying.
It’s a beast. One of the originals. Always wanted one.
Sometimes components just meet their end. I had an OB-1 (oh I miss that thing) blow smoke once because a tantalum cap blew. This is not uncommon, and often just requires replacing some passive components.
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I hate tantalum caps. There is almost never a need for them, they fail explosively, and they are made with conflict minerals. Just wholly unnecessary in almost every situation.
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baseball caps > tantalum caps
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Smoke is just part of that analog warmth. It’s fine.
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Make it go through a full pack until it learns a lesson
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