Woo hoo! You've stumbled upon the only area of vector monitor repair that I
have any experience in.
>The replacements I've
>been told to use are NTE527A or SK7333, but I'm having trouble finding them.
As Chris said - www.mouser.com. They are about $10 each.
>Also, what's the best way to install these? The
>socket looks pretty bad in the anode wire I'm working on. Does anybody know
>where to get a new socket?
Don't bother - the new diode ain't gonna fit in the socket anyway.
1) Cut the socket off and strip the wires
2) Solder the diode to the bare wires (a little tricky)
3) Coat the wires liberally with RTV silicone (available from an auto parts
store) so there are no bare spots that can arc.
4) Power it up, watch the HV arc like crazy - power it off and go back to
step 3 to add more RTV silicone until the wire is sufficiently insulated
so that it no longer arcs.
You are done!
Drew
