necessary to recap MDD G4 ?

[smrieck511]

just curious what the consensus is on the quality of those caps. My G4 is not showing any signs of issues, but I haven't looked closely at the caps.

 

[Phipli]

The logic board is usually fine, but the power supplies often fail.

But... If it runs fine with no issues, leave it. Best to think about recapping a newer machine like this when it needs it, not wasting money doing it early.

 

[croissantking]

The PSU is indeed what needs recapping on these, as they were heavily affected by the capacitor plague of the 2000s. I just recapped a dead one (which had a few that were bulging) and it's come back to life.