This thread was originally called
"5 Inch CRT Bartop (early plans, may not come to fruition)" but due to the TV messing up (it now only has a bright line up the screen) I have redesigned the entire thing since I already had purchased the controls and the Jakks plug n play.
See this post for the new project!Like many around here I've got ideas, perhaps too many ideas. This one came about when I saw a 5" color CRT with A/V inputs at my local Goodwill. Snagged it for $2.25! A couple weeks back I also picked up a Jakks Pacific Pac-man, Rally-X, Dig-Dug, Galaxian & Bosconian plug and play with a totally useless joystick from the Goodwill for a couple dollars thinking it might end up in a project at some point in time so I've already got everything but the controls as far as electronics goes.
I was originally hoping to rearrange the electronics in the TV to allow for a cab that was not quite as deep as it is going to have to be but realized that wasn't an option when I cracked the TV open and realized the tube and neck board actually extend pretty much to the back of the casing. After drawing a little something up in SketchUp I don't think it looks as bad as I had anticipated.
So here's what I've got. The picture of the assembled Jakks is a random one from the internet because I didn't take a pic. The PCB is what it looks like stripped. In the picture of the decased TV you can see there's two boards in there, I'm guessing the vertical one is all tuner related and am considering removing it if I decide to decase the TV.
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forgot to point out that yes, the TV is displaying Ms. Pacman. With the Pac/Rally/etc being stripped I used a Ms. Pac/Pole Pos/etc for testing.
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