When talk of replacing electrolytic caps comes up on this and other forums. Most people are concerned with the larger can style caps found in amps and preamps. Overlooked are the dozens of small value electrolytic caps such as those found in cd players, remote controls, secondary power supplies etc etc. Looking at a spare cd transport I have in storage (that is 20 yrs old) I see about 30 small value electrolytic can style caps soldered to the circuit board. Do I worry about these caps being dried up? No, and I dont worry about the large caps in my 20yr old amp, 30+yr old receiver and many other pieces of equipment either. Never had a Electrolytic cap go bad on me. However, I never let my equipment sit dormant for any prolonged lenght of time. Including hooking up the spare transport and running it occasionally. Which I think is probably a key factor in prolonging the life of electrolytic caps and avoiding failure.
