Subj : Buying a retro '90s Mac or Amiga
To   : Nightfox
From : Abbub
Date : Mon Jan 01 2024 09:29:29

*** Quoting Nightfox to Commodore Clifford dated 12-31-23 ***
> I haven't yet bought an old retro computer, but I hear people mention 
> recapping a lot.

They do, as as Commodore Clifford eludes, they often just mention it because they don't know or can't be bothered to figure out what the real problem is. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely bad electrolytics out there, and exploding rifas, but recapping is not the panacea that some people in the retro community would have you believe.  Out of my *many* retro computers, I believe the SE30 and the Amiga 2000 power supply are the only things I've actually recapped.

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