Doughbroz
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Just finished installing a cap kit in a WG 7203, which refused to fire up for several minutes when cold. Looking good so far, but I must say that in 30 years of doing cap kits, this one was the biggest pain in the ass I have ever encountered. So, I will share my comments and gripes here just in case misery loves company or someone is about to tackle one of these. 32 caps total, including 3 not supplied with the kit, but which I had lying around and replaced anyway. Those 3 were C320 (0.1 uf @ 50V), C519 (220 uf @ 16V), and C617 (0.47 uf @ 50V). Half the caps were glued down with the toughest white crap I have ever seen, and it was slopped over onto several of the location numbers, which are all on the parts side of the board. Damn near impossible to scrape off without damaging something. Covering the solder pads of C512 there is a rather large mylar (I assume) cap, also glued down on the solder side, connecting a transistor and a resistor. All the part number I can read because of the glue is 2A223. Chipped off part of the plastic coating prying it loose, but glued it back together and it's working. I'm curious about one thing, C009 in the kit was 22uf @ 50V, which is what the included list says it should be. The one on the chassis, which has worked for years, was 4.7 @ 50V, which is what I replaced it with. Just wondering what the tolerance is on that deal. And I will curse to my grave the sonofa$@*%! who decided that bending the cap leads down flat on the solder pads was a good idea. They don't do it on heat critical parts, but they will on caps. So, after about three hours of scraping, soldering, and cursing, it's done. I'm just glad I only own one of these POS monitors, and I hope I'm dead before it needs another cap kit. Other than that, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, finally getting some real rain in central Texas. Happy gaming and repairing all.
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