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Arcade monitor isolation transformer.
bobbyb13:
--- Quote from: Mike A on March 24, 2020, 11:26:39 pm ---And punch the guy who fixed it for you in the dick. Why did he leave stuff for you to fix, and why didn't he tell you it needed an isolation transformer? That is like one of the most common arcade monitors.
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These last two replies made me laugh so loud the wife asked if I was ok
Zebidee:
Funniest thing I've seen since a pic of a popular Mexican beer with a bit of lemon in it, with the caption "Fighting coronavirus one slice at a time".
Oh ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that was just like yesterday, sorry.
abispac:
--- Quote from: Mike A on March 24, 2020, 11:22:51 pm ---Reading the big ass label on the chassis would have been a good start.
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Sorry it was at my friends shop.
--- Quote from: Mike A on March 24, 2020, 11:22:51 pm ---And punch the guy who fixed it for you in the dick. Why did he leave stuff for you to fix, and why didn't he tell you it needed an isolation transformer? That is like one of the most common arcade monitors.
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Well he didnt had the parts, so i told him it was ok to just mark the bad parts as i could get them and fix them my self. nothing to worry about, just a friends thing, what matters is i can fix it , now with the level, its says right there in big letter, use a ---smurfing--- iso you moron lol :laugh2:
Gilrock:
Sorry but this isn't sounding right. Your first post says your friend fixed the monitor but you were afraid to plug it back in not knowing if you needed an isolation transformer. Now you are saying he didn't have the parts to fix it so he marked which parts were bad. That sounds suspect as well usually repairing a monitor is a process you don't just mark all the bad parts. And the first post says your friend claimed a horizontal output was putting out too much power. That doesn't sound like something one would be measuring.
If you are going to work on the monitor it easier to not need to install it in the cabinet so build a little board setup like I described where you can have an isolation transformer and a switch to turn it on and off. Mike provided a link which was at arcaderepairparts, bobbyb provided a link on eBay but it is really coming from TwistedQuarter, and you could look at ArcadeShop. They all sell the 1:1 120v iso transformer that will work for you. Question is do you have the equipment to do soldering/desoldering to replace parts? Last year I knew zero about arcade CRTs so I was starting from scratch searching the net for how to work on them. You need to learn how to discharge them. Its really helpful if you have a desoldering station and a nice soldering iron where you can dial in the temperature. I would search and find the schematics. I would search for the Randy Fromme troubleshooting flowchart for the CRT. You'll need to debug to find the major problems. If you get it working you may want to do a cap kit which you can get from arcaderepairparts. One thing I'm not familiar with is what might have blown up by not using a transformer. Hopefully this helps you decide if you can tackle it yourself.
abispac:
Yeah, when my friend told me he fixed the chassis i took his word wrongly, thats why i posted that, he is a very experienced guy and very smart so i take his word when he said to me to replace those marked parts, i dont mind, i really dont plan on spending to much money on this as there are plenty of other working monitors i can get for 10 dlls, so buying a 20 some dlls iso plus parts , just not worthy, but, on this particular monitor, i really like the metal frame or base, so ill look for an iso loacally and cheap, i know i can find one, ill replace those marked parts, to see if the monitor works back again. ill keep posting results.