[mdlug] OT: single resistor source?

[Aaron Kulkis]

David Lane wrote:
> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Why is a FRY's not available when you need one.
> 
> David C. Lane 
>

Because we're not in California?