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Universal Replacement Monitor Chassis for Wells-Gardner 25K7191
matth2812:
Hey everyone - I have a Wells-Gardner 25K7191 which I should do a cap kit replacement on, but am looking at the following replacement chassis instead:
https://www.diyretroarcade.com/products/universal-replacement-arcade-monitor-chassis-25-27-29-crt
Does anyone know if this is compatible? Also is it a simple plug and play? Where do my jamma controls plug into this board? Any help at all would be appreciated.
Mike A:
The chassis you have will work better and last longer than one of those ---smurfy--- chassis. The no return policy should give you a clue. A zero day warranty on a new item is a giant red flag.
matth2812:
Yeah I’m sure but I’ve never attempted a cap kit replacement before so didn’t really feel I had any
other options...
nipsmg:
If you have a soldering iron, some solder, and some good solder wick you can do it pretty easily. I did my first one a few months ago and while the first few caps took a little getting used to, I flew through the rest of them. Just make sure you remove all of the existing solder with the wick, and make sure you heat the pad AND the leg of the component at the same time when applying solder-- and apply it directly to the pad/leg, not the tip of the iron. Otherwise you'll end up with cold solder joints. If after you apply the solder it looks like a volcano (dips in the center by the capacitor leg) its a cold joint. Heat them both up together and the solder should flow and connect the pad to the leg.
I recommend www.arcadepartsandrepair.com for their "mega-deluxe" cap kits.
There are tons of videos on youtube re: recapping a chassis It's really not as bad as you might think. Go for it.
Mike A:
You can also ship the chassis to someone who can fix it for you. Go ask at KLOV.com.