I'd run the thing. Just keep an eye on the ps for failures as you would
any collectable piece. Electrolytics do dry out but do so under load
usually.
My usual rule is not to fix it if it works well. 'Fixing' a working piece
of gear is oxymoronic.
Still, I'm sure the peanut gallery has something to say about preventative
maintainance and I'm sure they are right.....
regards,
TheTechnoid
In <20000922133354.A1325_at_loomcom.com>, on 09/23/00
at 09:03 PM, sjm <sethm_at_loomcom.com> said:
>I'm working on a power supply that has four old big honkin' capacitors,
>two 10,000uF 25V and two 95,000uF 15V electrolytics, dating from 1977.
>The question is, should I repair them (reconditioning with a variac... or
>lightbulbs in series, since I don't have a variac :) or should I just
>consider them most likely lost to time and attempt to replace them with
>more modern parts? The power supply is otherwise fine, and in fact on a
>whim, I was able to power it up and get steady power from it, no hint of
>a problem. I just worry about the poor caps after being off for so long.
>Opinions?
>-Seth
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