Re: OT: Arcade monitor help

On Jul 5, 8:12 pm, thabigwolf <thabigw...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 5, 8:16 pm, Jeff <drjbe...@xxxxxxx> wrote:





On Jul 5, 7:50 pm, CTGAMETECH <amus...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Jul 5, 6:34 pm, Jeff <drjbe...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Jul 5, 7:13 pm, thabigwolf <thabigw...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Jul 5, 7:03 pm, Jeff Beyer <drjbe...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello all,

I have a multicade in an old atari cabinet that the monitor is
completely black when I power it up. I was wondering if there was a
possibility if it was just a fuse or something like that or if there
is a way to "test" it per se.

If not, does anyone know if new cabinets are available and who makes
them? The software is perfectly fine.

Thanks.

-Jeff

Arcade Shop sells new cabs on east coast and I think there is someone
that sells them in the Midwest.

http://www.arcadeshop.com/

As for the monitor issue - Could be or a monitor component went out.
You will need to either get a repair man or do it yourself by buying a
kit, discharging the monitor and replacing the capacitors.

Or you can buy a new LCD or monitor and put it in.

John

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1. Does the game at least make sound (when a start button is pressed-
assuming its on free play) even though there is no picture (Plays
Blind)? If it does NOT make any sounds when you do this your monitor
may be ok and your P/S failed. Just a thought. If this is not the
case>>>Proceed Below

2. Make sure you have line voltage (120VAC) going to your monitor
(CHECK AT MONITOR)....

3. Check your fuses on monitor chassis.

4. Depending on what monitor brand you have and its age...Check for
old worn electrolytic caps..even check for a failing/failed flyback X-
former.

5. Get a replacement monitor if its REALLY old and/or you don't feel
like having it repaired...Retrofitting a LCD can be done, but you will
have to "play engineer" to do it-mounting/bracketing LCD in cabinet
and routing a VGA cable for the signal to game board. Or, go with the
traditional tube monitor...

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Many thanks.

-Jeff- Hide quoted text -

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Arcade Shop sells a retrofit LCD Monitor bracket... Check them out...
If you got a 60 in 1 board or even a 49 in 1 board then you should be
good with an LCD...

Either way - If you are new to VIDS - do more research on repairs
cause messing with a monitor can be dangerous...

John- Hide quoted text -

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Oh, one more thing I can add...Unplug AC from game. Check for "cold"
solder joints (solder that breaks away from its component pin/leg from
foil board trace) on bottom of monitor chassis...Old/Older chassis can
suffer from this over time-(Vibration/HEAT)..If you have good
soldering skills reflow any "cold" solder joints you may find...This
usually happens around flyback even the video sync/signal molex male
connector on chassis. Just be careful of any stray voltage that may be
still in chassis if you decide to do this.
.

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