cap replacement question

damadczar

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So I've got this chassis that I can't get to fully work, a CGM-2500.
I've done a cap kit on it, and it comes up but still with funny colors, and the H hold still doesn't stick quite right.

I'm trying to come up with some other reasons why it's not working.
I've checked all the caps I did, no bridges or anything. They are all in with correct polarity.

I was looking at the giant cap by the AC, and it seems a bit bulgy to me. Top is curved, and a touch squishy. I thinking its bad, so I wanna replace it.

It's a 680uf 200WV cap. Here's my question. What is WV?
I can buy a 680uf 200V cap, but I don't see any references to a WV cap.
What's worse is that the only schematic for this thing isn't the greatest looking scan you've ever seen, and there's a smudge right near the V on the schematic, so it makes me doubt what I need to find/buy.

Anyone know what I can replace this cap with? And any other possible replacements I should make. I've got another thread (just search for cgm-2500) and there's a link to a video about how the monitor looks in there. Once I replace this cap, and it's still messed up, I guess I need to try to replace the IC's on the chassis board.

Steven
 
WV is working volts. The replacement you have picked out should be fine.

Also pictures or video of your screen would help.
 
Save your money on the big cap in the power supply....they almost never go bad, and I have talked to alot of people and worked on alot of chassis that will agree with that statement.
 
Have you attempted to manually degauss that monitor? Looks like that would fix your blotchy colors.
 
deguass

I've done the drill trick, I don't have a real degaussing coil.

Didn't seem to make any difference in the overall color at all.
 
Yeah, it's got to be a corded drill, and a pretty good sized one, at that.

A gun-style soldering iron will also work, if you have that.
 
ah. yeah, cordless drill.

Nop, no soldering "guns", just irons.

I've got a corded drill somewhere in the garage from hell. We shall see if I can find it.

Steven
 
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