Maintenance for Tube Preamps


I've enjoyed my Conrad Johnson tube preamp for a decade or so. Other than replacing the tubes a few times over the years there hasn't been anything else done to it. Are there other maintenance tasks that I should attend to? I believe all the capacitors are polypropylene (no pesky electrolytics!). All seems well, but I want to make sure I'm treating it properly.
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If you’re not blowing fuses and all seems well, all probably is well. But if you’re itching to do something, I know people who swear by the improvement they realize by regularly cleaning and polishing contacts (PC, IC and tube). FYI, cj offers a “renew" service for their older models, but unless you feel that something’s wrong, I’d wait another ten years before I explored that option. I’ve always been happy with cj’s advise when I’ve called.