Vintage Synth Repair

At what age would you recommend doing a cap swap especially the larger
power supply ones in a synth?

I'm a no-good electronics tech but am accurate with a soldering
iron/heatsink  and am just looking for some general guidelines about
lifespan before leakage would be expected.

Thank you.

I'd say if the caps are over 20 years old, it's time to change them.

Oh, and make sure you know which way the caps go before you replace them, especially if 
you don't have the schematics.  (Or in my case, have the schematics but can't read 'em.)

~Monica

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "arp2600fan"
<arp2600fan@...> wrote:
>
> I'd say if the caps are over 20 years old, it's time to change them.
> 
> Oh, and make sure you know which way the caps go before you replace
them, especially if 
> you don't have the schematics.  (Or in my case, have the schematics
but can't read 'em.)
> 
> ~Monica
>
Good caps are ELNA, Illinios, United Chemicon, Mallory, Cornell-Dublier