Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
This is the final part of rebuilding the Wells-Gardner WG 6100 color vector monitor. In this video I replace the transistors mounted on the monitor chassis. There are six total transistors of two types. It's pretty easy to replace them. The tricky part is making sure when they're mounted you do not short the transistor case to the monitor chassis. I also show something that unfortunately happened to my other WG6100 monitor in my Tempest, and a cautionary tale about upgrading certain parts with new parts that may not be as high quality as their OEM counterparts.
NOTE: I have since learned that there should be some spacers that go between the screws and the chassis when replacing those mounted driver transistors... BUT there were none on the existing game, and none game in the rebuild kit (from ArcadeShop) so I had to just be very careful making sure the screws didn't touch the chassis when mounting the transistors.
Want to see what the Tempest looked like after the flyback was replaced? youtu.be/YAa-mfTiVh0
Part 5: youtu.be/qC-pQ0nRz1Y
Part 1: youtu.be/GoEKT7DSpRo
Full Repair series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmLY-95hXuouCybiiYzXJ3s18u7HBYlJt
This is the final part of rebuilding the Wells-Gardner WG 6100 color vector monitor. In this video I replace the transistors mounted on the monitor chassis. There are six total transistors of two types. It's pretty easy to replace them. The tricky part is making sure when they're mounted you do not short the transistor case to the monitor chassis. I also show something that unfortunately happened to my other WG6100 monitor in my Tempest, and a cautionary tale about upgrading certain parts with new parts that may not be as high quality as their OEM counterparts.
NOTE: I have since learned that there should be some spacers that go between the screws and the chassis when replacing those mounted driver transistors... BUT there were none on the existing game, and none game in the rebuild kit (from ArcadeShop) so I had to just be very careful making sure the screws didn't touch the chassis when mounting the transistors.
Want to see what the Tempest looked like after the flyback was replaced? youtu.be/YAa-mfTiVh0
Part 5: youtu.be/qC-pQ0nRz1Y
Part 1: youtu.be/GoEKT7DSpRo
Full Repair series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmLY-95hXuouCybiiYzXJ3s18u7HBYlJt
