another corperate cheapskate uses bad caps

[e_q]

panasonic video mixers with the model wjave7 all suffer from bad caps

the first i saw of the problem was one of the video channels went green, then the second one also went green

bloody cheapskates over a grands worth of kit and they used substandard caps.

angry

about to also recap my soya p4 motherboard from 1500uf to 2200uf, any suggestions before i f*ck it up completely

[Topcat]

I'm surprised Panasonic used cheapo caps! What brands did they use? Panasonic makes high-end replacement caps, which I frequently use... I'd be curious to know what off-brands they used.

Recapping your Soyo with 2200uF instead of 1500uF caps will probably not harm anything or cause any problems. Just make sure that you do not decrease the voltage rating.

[willawake]

Dissapointing indeed, what i would call pro equipment with bad caps. Please can we see some pics. Is the equipment still under warranty? What is the response of Panasonic to your problem?

[kc8adu]

isnt the first time panasonic tried to cheap out and it bit em in the ass.
i remember the panasync 1381 they installed relabled samsung crt's in
about 9 months and they were unreadable.
samsung tubes have always been crap.

[Topcat]

isnt the first time panasonic tried to cheap out and it bit em in the ass.
i remember the panasync 1381 they installed relabled samsung crt's in
about 9 months and they were unreadable.
samsung tubes have always been crap.

I got another Dell P1110 monitor that was doing strange things, and I read a monitor repair forum for tips on troubleshooting this monitor (ended up being a leaky disc cap in the horiz circuit)... MANY in that forum also backed up your statement that Samsung CRT's are total crap... That's good to know! I've been out of the TV-VCR-monitor repair business for so long, I'm not up on things like that at all anymore.

The strange thing is, Samsung RAM is one of the best around... You think that a company such as Samsung could get such an antique technology as a CRT right....... I've got a 1958 Philco Predicta in working order, and that CRT is 46 years old, and works like new.

[kc8adu]

cool
another vintage tv collector.
i collect/restore here too.
working on a rca ct100 and a panasonic tr-001
i got lucky and the crt in the ct100 is under vacuum and tests good on the 467.
just try to find a 15gp22 today!
your predicta must be a 17"
the 21" tubes were almost always bad.