TU56/TC11 restoration - Power supply question

[Ashley Carder]

> > > On a related note...any special concerns on an initial powerup of a
> > > TU-56 that has not been turned on for possibly 5+ years....??
> > 
> > Any solid DC supplies that match the requirements of the TC11/TU56
> > should be fine.  The TU56 on my 8-e has a non-DEC supply and it seems to
> > work fine.
> 
> Guy said: 
> > Other than the usual caution about capacitors in power supplies....
> 
> Since I am fairly new to the hardware end of this stuff and just started
> messing with it less about 8 or 9 months ago, can you give me 
> a little primer on the caution of capacitors in power supplies?

I am aware of the risk of shock because they can hold a charge for
a while until they are discharged, but are there other things that I
need to be cautious of?  Can't they leak and ruin things, just like a
battery?  What else should we look out for related to the power 
supplies?

Ashley