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| yotsuya:
Get the CRT running. I was in the same exact boat you were when I restored mine. I used an LCD and a converter to take the Centipede signal from the PCB and sent it to the LCD, and it looked LIKE ASS. A game like Centieped, with a play field that is 80%+ black, needs the pure black of a CRT. Let’s help you troubleshoot the CRT. What happens to the monitor when you turn the game on? Do you hear the static hi-voltage sound? You mentioned a whine - is there glow in the neck of the tube? |
| blackace936:
As far as I can tell nothing happens with the monitor, no glow. When first powered on I hear an immediate click (maybe a relay?) then the very low pitched whine I always associated with old tube TV's which is what I mentioned earlier. I don't think the whining noise is coming from the monitor upon closer inspection though, probably the main transformer. I don't hear any of the small static popping noises you would expect either. |
| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: blackace936 on December 31, 2018, 06:35:40 pm ---As far as I can tell nothing happens with the monitor, no glow. When first powered on I hear an immediate click (maybe a relay?) then the very low pitched whine I always associated with old tube TV's which is what I mentioned earlier. I don't think the whining noise is coming from the monitor upon closer inspection though, probably the main transformer. I don't hear any of the small static popping noises you would expect either. --- End quote --- Do you see an orange glow on the neck - especially the part close to the neck board |
| blackace936:
Nope, no glow in the neck |
| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: blackace936 on December 31, 2018, 06:45:44 pm ---Nope, no glow in the neck --- End quote --- OK, you’re going to have to pull the monitor out of the machine, but take a look at two fuses on the chassis and see if either are blown. Where do you live, maybe we can hook you up with somebody who fixes monitors? |
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