Asteroids GO5 monitor refurb

In the post by Sam below, he mentioned a cap kit and new transistors.
My monitor is working fine but where can I get a kit and transistors and is
their replacement neccessary for reliable operation.

Thanks

Jim

>From: SVerlander@aol.com
>Reply-To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>Subject: VECTOR: Need Help with Asteroids Deluxe
>Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:53:36 EST
>
>Hi everyone, I need some help with an Asteroids Deluxe I am working on.
>Heres
>the story.
>My friend bought this Asteroids Deluxe back in 1983 from a local amusement
>company for $364.00. He still has the invoice. I used my truck and picked
>the
>game up and helped him take it in his house and that was the last time I
>saw it
>until a few months ago. The monitor had died long ago and it had been
>storied
>in a shed. I told him I would try and fix it as I have had some good luck
>repairing G05 monitors. Well, a cap kit and new deflection transistors and
>the
>monitor was up and running and looking great but I now have a problem with
>the
>main board. I put the game in test mode and everything looks good, no
>problems
>but in game mode it has a few problems. The game plays fine but if you look
>at
>the pictures below (on my web page) you can see the text is corrupt for the
>BONUS AT and C R 1980 ATARI INC. Also as you rotate the ship the right and
>left
>points shift small to large and the small asteroids look like snakes that
>spin
>around but really they seem to be missing 2/3rds of their shape. If anyone
>has had this problem before and could point me to a part of the board to
>start
>looking for the problem please let me know. I have a logic probe but I do
>better at fixing power supplies and monitors.
>I have already reseated all the socketed chips and the board is clean.
>Here's a link to a web page with pictures showing the problem.
> Asteroids Deluxe
>http://members.aol.com/severlander/Asteroids_Deluxe.html
>Thanks for any help
>
>Sam
>
>In Virginia

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