[eewill]

Definitely a resounding yes on the restore. A lot of experience here if I have questions!

I have a computer engineering degree (EEC). The only courses that degree lacked from a standard EE is power and thermodynamics. I graduated from LSU and went to work for AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) in a division that made ICs for Telephony (both central office and house side boxes). I started out as a test engineer and eventually moved into an analog design position at Motorola working on mixed-signal ICs. This is early 2000's so everything on chip used MOSFETs as much as possible. I went through a couple of mass layoffs as the tech bubble burst and companies struggled to stay in business for a while. Eventually, I decided to look for something more stable and changed to doing data analytics and reporting in the healthcare industry. I get to work with my other interests, programming and math.

While a lot of those skills are a bit rusty, I still take on personal projects from time to time to get my engineering kicks. I have built my own quadcopter (drone) and 3D printer from scratch using online plans. All-in-all, the only daunting part of this restore is getting started and keeping track of all the components. While I've done some breadboarding that looks similar to what's underneath the chassis, that's a whole other level! There will also be a bit of a learning curve as I figure out how the thing works.

Looking forward to getting started. If I had one request to make it easier, it would be a part order list to get started. That may remove some of the fun of the project though. I don't have any components on hand at the moment.

If I'm understanding you guys correctly, my first order is to deal with the capacitors. I can see how the early construction methods would degrade over time. I am looking to catalog electrolytics, paper, and bakelite caps for replacement? correct?