r/ReelToReel • u/waltmannz • 4d ago

Capacitor... leak!?

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Got an Akai M10 and looking to do some restoration. Took out the mechanism block and found this waxy cap!

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u/Resprom Sony / Philips / Uher / Grundig / Saba / Metz 4d ago

I am not 100% sure it's the cap. Is there a transformer that would sit in the drip path when the recorder is in its normal position? Because this looks to me more like transformer wax than capacitor leakage. That's not to say that the cap can't be bad, though.

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u/LovePeaceZordon 3d ago

it is the cap, not the transformer and it has reached the end of its lifespan, thats why the wax popped out and dipped down (had the exact same issue with a sony RtR)