[sdiy] Advice?: Powering up a vintage keyboard after several years

[ASSI]

On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 13:18:26 CEST john slee wrote:
> On 12 October 2016 at 12:41, Ian Michael Ferguson <ifergu1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I recall "Synthesizer Dave" on YouTube saying it's best to power them on
> > for a little while, then off, then on a little longer the next day, then
> > off, and building up to leaving them on for long periods etc.
> 
> Is that as scientific as the recapping exercises that some folks here rail
> against? Seems a bit weird to me.

No, that's actually a good idea if that device has lots of aluminium 
electrolytic capacitors or if it's been stored in a place that wasn't exactly 
dry.


Regards,
Achim.
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