Howdy. I'm someone with virtually no electronics experience but who doesn't want to utilize a repair shop unless absolutely necessary. I have this forty year old Akai reel to reel deck that plays just fine for maybe forty or fifty minutes and then all of a sudden the capstan motor slows down and then completely comes to a stop. It won't work again for several hours and then will play once again for forty minutes and once again stops. My question: Is there a component (old capacitor, old diode, transistor, etc.) that might typically heat up, etc and cause this to happen. Hopefully someone will have some idea they are willing to share.
Sincerely,
R.Smith
Iowa
Sincerely,
R.Smith
Iowa