HEY! I did my first k4600 tonite...

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And my last.
fuck me, what a pain in the ass monitor to cap.

I can do a 4900 in 40 minutes now.
3 hours for this bitch, with all the disassembly, hard to reach caps, etc.

I have done probably 7 cap kits, this was the worst.
 
I like 4600's! They produce a great picture that just can't be matched by newer monitors.

Sure there's some disassembly, but it's easier when you have the complete monitor out of the game and on your workbench.
 
I don't mind 4600's myself, but man I can't stand taking apart Nintendo monitors be it a Shanyo or Sharp XM model.
 
I like 4600's! They produce a great picture that just can't be matched by newer monitors.

Sure there's some disassembly, but it's easier when you have the complete monitor out of the game and on your workbench.

that's what I heard, that the picture is good.
I thought about this since last night when I put up this thread.
The way the chassis is designed it is pretty easy to access everything,
except the 2 caps on the little board screwed into the left side.
If... I do another one I will remove that card next time.
 
The power regulator board typically has a "beaded" type of wire tie holding the board in place from the factory. You need to snip that wire tie after you release the two automotive fuse box cover type of fasteners at each end of the board's mounting bracket.
 
I don't mind 4600's myself, but man I can't stand taking apart Nintendo monitors be it a Shanyo or Sharp XM model.

I've finally figured out a quick way for Sanyos... I don't even take them apart. I just remove enough stuff to get to the board, then I just flip it out while it's still attached to the frame and go from there... I tried fully removing the chassis on my first Sanyo cap, and it was a nightmare.

As far as 4600s... I have yet to see a better looking picture from any other monitor. That's for sure. I love 'em. As far as capping them goes... you just get a pattern after you've done enough of them. I'm not speed freak or anything, but I can usually get (assuming I'm not being distracted) a capkit done on 4900 and 4600 chassis in about 20 mins. But that's with double checking everything as I go along.

I did my first "Sharper Image" chassis a couple of days ago... that took me almost an hour because the chassis was so dirty I couldn't read the part numbers off of it.
 
The first 4600 I did took me a good 2 hours since it was the first monitor I had ever done, and I was snapping pictures along the way so I could remember where everything went. The 2nd one only took me about 40 minutes. I like how you can easily remove the interface and XY boards; makes it easier to troubleshoot. I hate having to de-solder the width coil just to get the main board out of its holder though. That's a silly design.
 
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The first 4600 I did took me a good 2 hours since it was the first monitor I had ever done, and I was snapping pictures along the way so I could remember where everything went. The 2nd one only took me about 40 minutes. I like how you can easily remove the interface and XY boards; makes it easier to troubleshoot. I hate having to de-solder the width coil just to get the main board out of its holder though. That's a silly design.

yeah it was little things like that , that added to the total time.
Plus I am super thorough, to a fault.
 
I had no real choice but to leave my 4600 inside my GORF while I capped it. I thought it was going to be terrible. Alas, it wasnt as bad as I thought. It only took me an hour! It would have taken me much longer if I had taken the monitor out of the game. The monitor is not supported by anything and if I were to unbolt it in the standing position, it would have fallen.
 
I had no real choice but to leave my 4600 inside my GORF while I capped it. I thought it was going to be terrible. Alas, it wasnt as bad as I thought. It only took me an hour! It would have taken me much longer if I had taken the monitor out of the game. The monitor is not supported by anything and if I were to unbolt it in the standing position, it would have fallen.

You use two people to remove a monitor from a Gorf.
 
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