27 Oct
2007
27 Oct
'07
10:04 p.m.
From: "Andreas Holz"
I need some advices for a proper approach to bring
back to life an old
system, which probably has not been used for a long time.
Recently I got a LINC-8 in a quite good condition.
A LINC-8 in any condition at all is an amazing find!
I don't like to straight power on the system to
look what might happen,
but I would like to do it step by step.
From reading this list and some personal experiences I think to check
the power supply first. How I've to care abou the capacitors, there are
20 big ones in two power supplies.
There seem to be two schools on this. One group tries very hard to save
the old capacitors for as long as possible. The other says the capacitors
are a liability (in terms of the system's reliability and longevity), and
either just replaces them, or waits for them to blow up and then replaces
them.
I think there is probably some gain in charging them at least once in a
controlled current situation, which will if nothing else identify bad
ones without making such a mess.
Vince