Hi,

This is my first time posting here... I've been a Mac user for a long time, and have a few classic systems in my collection that are running fine now, but I know that someday I'll have to replace failed capacitors in them. I would rather re-cap them pre-emptively than wait until they fail (and deal with that potential mess).

The systems I'd like to focus on right now are my Mac 128k, SE/30, and maybe my Color Classic (which currently has a Mystic motherboard in it).

I have a Weller soldering station, and while I have some experience soldering, it's been mostly small things and brief projects. Ideally whatever work I do, I'd like to get replacement capacitors that will last even longer than what came in these systems (so the next time I'll need to do this will be at least 20 years from now). I'm interested in replacing all the liquid/gel electrolytic capacitors if I can (motherboard, power supply, analog board, wherever they might be).

Is there a resource on the internet which has a list of the capacitors in these machines, and any suggested longer-life substitutes - such as tantalum polymer capacitors - when they can be used?

Thanks in advance for any help or tips!