[mdlug] OT: single resistor source?

[Mathew Enders]

Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> 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?
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