I rebuild these with the High Temp, Low ESR Switching Power Supply caps from
Matsu****a for $80 + Shipping. If you do this yourself go to Digi-Key and
order these series caps as they don't have the leaking oil like the Elna's.
The primary side of the power supply has two caps, a 390uf 200V and a 1uf
200V. The 1uf one usually goes and causes your problem. These you just
need to make sure you get high temp capacitors.

There are other things to check in your R5. The swing arm getting sticky
and replacing the battery backup, both are easy to care for.

Kurtis


"Don Satman" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the kind offer Reinhart. Where are you situated and how can
I get in touch with you?

Regards,

Don



I could do it for you. I've done it before with my SVO-160. I do
recommend
that you ship the entire VCR, not just the power supply. I am willing to
bet
your deck may have those pesky Duorex II caps in them, which also are
known to
leak and must be replaced. - Reinhart