[mdlug] OT: single resistor source?

[Aaron Kulkis]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>  I need to fix my CRT monitor - there were a bunch of Sony Trinitrons
> that had a problem where the brightness would creep up, and that's
> happened to mine. A lot of places on the net recommend soldering in a
> new resistor. I'd like to give it a shot, so I need to buy a such a
> resistor.
> 
>  I need either a ~5M Ohm resistor or a ~10M Ohm resistor rated for at
> least 1KV and 0.5W. Anyone have a favored source for such things?
> 

1/2 watt resistors are cheap, so cheap that you will probably
have to buy a dozen at a time.  Even if you pay ultra-ridiculous
Radio Shack prices, the difference between a good deal and
getting screwed is probably less than the price of driving
to the location of the better deal.