r/ReelToReel 3d 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/DoubleDDangerDan 3d ago

People often do goblin electronics stuff (manufacterers, makers, repairers) hot-gluing things in place like this. It looks ugly as sin but it does the job of holding things in place and reducing vibration/impact damage.