As I'm in project of recapping my older devices, I'd like to ask all of you more experienced gurus here your opinion: 1. I started with changing electrolytic capacitors in PSU. Do you think it would be good to change all electrolytic capacitors in the machine (on digital and analog boards)? I want to use the opportunity of opening the machine and to avoid possible problems in near future... 2. Is it necessary to change also all bipolar, tantalum, ceramic, polyester... capacitors? Do they also deteriorate in time? 3. Is there some age of the device from which would be good to change capacitors? 15 - 20 - 25 - 30 and more years? 4. When changing old capacitors with nowadays non-existing values, of course I must follow voltage or use higher value. Concerning capacity value should I use the nearest higher value, too? Modern capacitors are usually smaller than old ones, so size is not critical. I'm just afraid if in certain kind of circuits higher value couldn't be some problem... 5. Do you have eventually any other tips & tricks for maintenance of older machines? Of course I do cleaning, reseating IC's in sockets, cleaning and reseating all connectors, cleaning keyboards... I will also change displays in about 10 of my machines for modern LED backlighted types. I disassemble keyboards, clean them, lubricate if necessary, change key bushings... If necessary, I change microswitches... And I'd like to upgrade OS EPROM's in some of my instruments. 6. I have also two old Hammond organ (CV model from 1945 and M3 from 1960). Do you think I should change capacitors (or even more components) in preamplifier (CV), amplifier (M3), tonewheel generators and vibrato lines? There are specialized firms offering sets of capacitors or other components for old Hammond organ. I will add that all my old machines work well, and I know there's an old wisdom "don't touch it if it works", but... What's your opinion? I want to change capacitors because I'm nervous that old machines can have problems. But is it REALLY necessary to change it when machine works well? Thanks for any answer. Daniel Forro
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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Recapping
2013-02-16 by Daniel Forró
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