CRT caps

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Bibin
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CRT caps

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So my arcade monitor is having issues. While this is a problem with my Dig-Dug machine, it's more of a general CRT's issue. I think the caps in the PSU and/or monitor need to be replaced, as...

-The degaussing coil does not work
-Odd lines on screen
-Video does not fill the screen (adjustments do not fix it)
-Cycles between way-too-bright and way-too-dark
-Odd lines and wiggles on the screen every second or so
-Inputs occasionally drop out

Video with the problems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMuU8D9wot8
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Wrong section and your monitor probably crapped out...Get a new one.
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Post by Rekarp »

LoyalistRevolt wrote:Wrong section and your monitor probably crapped out...Get a new one.
He cant just get a new one. They don't make erm anymore. Looks like the tube is ok. Just a matter of finding the right parts.

Theres a forum at Atariage.com called Arcade Coin-ops. You should post your question there as they can give you better advice on this problem.
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Rekarp wrote:
LoyalistRevolt wrote:Wrong section and your monitor probably crapped out...Get a new one.
He cant just get a new one. They don't make erm anymore. Looks like the tube is ok. Just a matter of finding the right parts.

Theres a forum at Atariage.com called Arcade Coin-ops. You should post your question there as they can give you better advice on this problem.
Really?! They don't make CRT's anymore...
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LoyalistRevolt wrote:
Rekarp wrote:
LoyalistRevolt wrote:Wrong section and your monitor probably crapped out...Get a new one.
He cant just get a new one. They don't make erm anymore. Looks like the tube is ok. Just a matter of finding the right parts.

Theres a forum at Atariage.com called Arcade Coin-ops. You should post your question there as they can give you better advice on this problem.
Really?! They don't make CRT's anymore...
Not Dig Dug screens :wink: Modern CRTS use VGA which is different then what Old Arcade CRTs used
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Post by Bibin »

I could buy a good Wells-Gardener, but I'm not a person with money. The tube is fine, and it has once desplayed a perfect image (the color issues were temporarily solved with a guitar amp speaker held up to the side upon turning it on to simulate a degausing coil), but the fact that the marquee does not light and the input is intermittent implies it is a power issue.
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