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Marvel Vs Capcom Arcade Won't Start...

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APFelon:
Have a look inside and see if it is big and silver or little and (usually) black. Big and silver is a breeze to replace (some screws and a molex connector or two) but are more expensive.

I added a link to examples shortly after your last post, so see above.

APf

testicle187:
Awesome and Thank you so much!  I will go look at my PS and see what it would match up to.  I wish these machines just used regular AT or ATX style power supplies like computers.

APFelon:
They aren't too different from the PC power supply, and I have heard that some people have used them to replace failed arcade power supplies. But I have also read that they can cause major problems on the PCB (cook components) but I have no experience with it.

APf

testicle187:
I messed with it a little and got the power on with the original power supply.  The marquee lights up and you can hear Marvel Vs Capcom playing, but no picture.  There is a little circuit breaker (grey in color) that says 5 Amp that keeps popping after I replaced a blown fuse on the monitor board.  When the fuse is not in the game works, but without video, but when I replace it the game just shuts off after like 5 seconds and the breaker trips.  What could this mean?

APFelon:
Well, good news and bad news. The good news is that it means that the power supply is working OK. The bad news is that your monitor is not.

I am not a monitor expert (Ken would be your man here) but if I could hazard a guess I would either guess that something has fallen on to the chassis and shorting it or a component has gone bad and is drawing too much juice for the fuse's liking. As to what the component could be, I don't know. I could take a stab in the dark and say that your flyback might have gone bad, but as I said, that's just a guess.

I suggest reposting this issue in the monitor forum so either Guru or Ken can lend a hand with this.

If you are a do-it-yourselfer the repair will come pretty cheaply. Otherwise, you can bring it in to a local route operator and they might be able to repair it for you. Or, if you have money to burn, buy a new monitor for it.

Good luck and sorry I couldn't be more of a help.

APf

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