a 25 inch decased tv will fit into an arcade frame. its actually a good idea to check and see if your tube is a crossover to your monitor chassis. if the tube has the same pinout as your old monitor tube,
you can actually save yourself a headache and throw the tv chassis away.
Give me the number of both of your tubes, and i could tell you if the one from the tv is a plug in to your chassis.
thanks.
i'm not sure i follow you here. i dont have another chassis. the cabinet i plan to put this in is empty, there is no monitor in it.
hey guys, i have a 27" sony trinitron TV (component video)that i plan on mounting in an old cut corner dynamo cabinet i am picking up from a friend. the TV itself is about 31" wide, because there are speakers mounted on either side of the tube.the inside of the cabinet is 25.75" wide. I popped the back of the case off of the TV tonight to measure the actual tube, which is about 25" wide. This is awesome because it means it will fit. i am just a little intimidated by this project, after looking at the inside of this tv. I see that there are 4 metal tabs at each corner of of the tube,which is how it is screwed down to the plastic bezel. in the cabinet, there are two metal brackets at the top of the monitor area with bolts sticking out.
is it safe to assume that i can use those to hold the tube in place? or should i try to mount the tube to a piece of wood and then mount the wood to the cabinet using those brackets?
also, how do you deal with the PCB? there are two circuit boards which are mounted on what would be the bottom side of the TV..one seems to be a power board, the other is for everything else i guess. there are lots of wires running from these boards to the circuit board on the back of the tube.(is that area called the neck?) do i try to disconnect these cables from the PCB and remove it separately? can that even be done? or do i have to have a few people help me by lifting the pcb out while two of us lift out the tube?
is there a detailed guide for dealing with CRT monitors anywhere? i know that there are some crazy voltages stored up in there somewhere and that they can kill you if you touch them in the wrong spot...what i would like to know is...where is that spot? i'd like to avoid it.
maybe this is a stupid idea, but the picture quality is pretty good and it is just the right size...and since i already have it, the price is right. i just could use a few pointers on how to get this in the cabinet without getting hurt or breaking it.