Got Mine on the Bench today. The Center Pin at the Connector, which Should be to the Smaller of the 2 Large Caps: Is Showing 23 VDC without Load /Disconnected from the MoBo
I agree that the Intellivision did use higher quality caps. For most systems to be this good after 40 years speaks to those quality components! It is just a matter of time though. I've personally have brought back a number of dead consoles with cap replacements. The Voltage Regulators and the Q1/Q2 (2N3906) transistors get very hot and fail over time too on Inty I/III/Sears. You can absolutely live by "If it isn't broke don't fix it" but a lot of folks buying cap kit installs are just wanting piece of mind for their beloved consoles.
Got Mine on the Bench today.
The Center Pin at the Connector, which Should be to the Smaller of the 2 Large Caps: Is Showing 23 VDC without Load /Disconnected from the MoBo
Never have had a cap fail, on these boards yet. Have several consoles, and caps are holding fine.
I agree that the Intellivision did use higher quality caps. For most systems to be this good after 40 years speaks to those quality components! It is just a matter of time though. I've personally have brought back a number of dead consoles with cap replacements. The Voltage Regulators and the Q1/Q2 (2N3906) transistors get very hot and fail over time too on Inty I/III/Sears. You can absolutely live by "If it isn't broke don't fix it" but a lot of folks buying cap kit installs are just wanting piece of mind for their beloved consoles.