End-all to 6100 repair?

cap kit/Bob kit, LV2000, reflow or replace molex headers, replace or repin connectors if necessary, check chassis mounted transistor sockets, hope nothing else fails - ar2, boardset, etc..
 
Everything else in the game officially works (Tempest)...ar2 is fine...boardset works...and played blind when I tried to put it all together tonight. The monitor actually came up and had high voltage and neck glow, but no pic...then I shone a light onto the monitor board and found a resistor (maybe r100?) looks like an m80 that went off, so I guess it needs work afterall. I planned to rebuild it anyway just hoped it would work outta the box lol. No such luck.
 
I just rebuilt an unknown condition 6100 with Bob's deluxe kit and an LV2000. I did all the upgrades but skipped the 4 transistors on the deflection board - 2x MPSU07 & 2x MPSU57 as I wanted them for something else. Still didn't work. swapped the new ones in, and it fired right up. Also had to reconnect some of the wires on the frame transistor sockets.

Wouldn't say it's definitive, but it worked for me in one case.
 
depends on who you ask.

It also depends on the game it's used in. For a Tempest, an LV2000/LV6100 is almost a requirement. But Space Duel's, etc don't stress it as much and will often run just fine with the original setup (albeit rebuilt).

As for a lot of the transistors, on my personal games, I don't normally change them out if they currently work. My Tempest still has the original Q603/703/604/704 and works just fine, but I did replace all of the 2N3716/2N3792's...
 
Shy of an aftermarket replacment for the LV section I have had good luck, yes in a Tempest, with a complete stock shotgun of the LV section save for a transistor upgrade. I also tend to high water all the components in the event something fails. Other than that I do upgrade, to a higher wattage, a resistor in the degauss circuit. Off the top of my head I dont recall the PNs. I can get those later if you care. Thus far, no issues in home use.
 
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