Re: Zanen cap kit

The parts for WG monitors are fine...it's the kit they sell for the G08
(Electrohome Color XY used in Sega stuff). The deflection transistors are
underrated as are some caps. In fact, I recall a couple discussions on
RGVAC (in the days before Clay started short changing us a switch in our
ESB kits) of people blowing up G08s after installing Zanen's kits (defl.
transistor failure).

Ed

On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Roger Michael Preston wrote:

> A while back on this list, a discussion ensued on the merits
> of the Zanen cap get-well kit. During the course of that
> discussion, someone mentioned in passing that the components
> included in a Zanen kit were cheaper, substandard parts, that is,
> not within spec. (to the point that they could almost cause
> damage).
>
> The implication being that higher quality resistor/capacitor/
> transistor components were available elsewhere.
>
> What's the consensus on this issue? Do most subscribers
> to this list avoid the Zanen parts? If so, where do you buy
> higher quality components?
>
> -rmp
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 4 15:17:21 1999