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| monkeybomb:
I'm going to my first auction on Saturday and I am trying to gauge how much stock I should put into the monitor. The game I want is a common conversion. But I want to make it like new. So I figure the worst thing I could do is to pay for a mid range condition cabinet that I am going to replace everything on anyways. The thing that seems the most important is the monitor. But I won't be happy with a washed out old looking monitor. What does it cost to make it like new if it works, but has an old look to it. Is this even possible or should I just bite the bullet and plan on getting a new monitor? Any thoughts? |
| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: monkeybomb on May 05, 2005, 01:25:03 pm ---I'm going to my first auction on Saturday and I am trying to gauge how much stock I should put into the monitor. The game I want is a common conversion. But I want to make it like new. So I figure the worst thing I could do is to pay for a mid range condition cabinet that I am going to replace everything on anyways. The thing that seems the most important is the monitor. But I won't be happy with a washed out old looking monitor. What does it cost to make it like new if it works, but has an old look to it. Is this even possible or should I just bite the bullet and plan on getting a new monitor? Any thoughts? --- End quote --- If you can solder, it will cost you $20 for a cap kit to restore the pic on a washed out monitor. The condition of the artwork on the cab and cp is by far your cost driver. |
| tommy:
1-Side Art 2-Monitor 3-PCB IMO |
| Lilwolf:
You can get a brand new 19" arcade crt shipped to your door for less then 200 bucks. cap kits cost 10 - 20 bucks and soldering.... And a lot more can go wrong. Most items seem to be cheap. Its just the time... and the chance of having to buy multiple items to fix a monitor. burn in is forever. |
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