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Hey guys, I opened up my 218 in preparation for converting to a linear power supply this weekend, and had a few questions. Seems like it should be a simple task, but my soldering skills aren't the best and I couldn't even get the old power supply removed. I think I'll be taking it to a professional to have it done.

First just an observation, it looks like my switched power supply looks different from the original posting, looks like my board is a v6 and the original post had a v5:


Second pic I have a question on, it looks like there's a small square component on the bottom of the board that's connected to the voltage +/- pins, I believe it's a capacitor. If I do this upgrade myself, do I keep that component?


Thanks!
Chris