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Title: What will a cap kit fix?
Post by: honkey on November 04, 2011, 01:12:03 pm

If a monitor turns on but only displays a horizontal line, does that sound like something that just needs a new cap kit? What other problems could it be?

Title: Re: What will a cap kit fix?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on November 04, 2011, 01:17:04 pm

It might be ... or it could just be a cold solder joint ... or some other stuff ...

I prefer Randy Fromm's stuff, but this isn't bad and is free:

http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2011/04/07/repairing-monitor-collapse-issues/ (http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2011/04/07/repairing-monitor-collapse-issues/)

Title: Re: What will a cap kit fix?
Post by: lilshawn on November 04, 2011, 02:44:17 pm

Quote from: pinballjim on November 04, 2011, 01:22:03 pm

Everything.

Dead power supplies, bad PCBs, misadjusted images, borken joysticks, and marquee lights.

you forgot coin jams and increasing player gaming ability

Title: Re: What will a cap kit fix?
Post by: ids on November 04, 2011, 03:04:46 pm

Quote from: lilshawn on November 04, 2011, 02:44:17 pm

Quote from: pinballjim on November 04, 2011, 01:22:03 pm

Everything.

Dead power supplies, bad PCBs, misadjusted images, borken joysticks, and marquee lights.

you forgot coin jams and increasing player gaming ability

not to mention what they've done for my love life   ;)

Title: Re: What will a cap kit fix?
Post by: mgb on November 04, 2011, 10:19:49 pm

A cap kit is typically a good start because they're fairly easy and chances are they can use a replacement.
You have a vertical deflection problem. This can be due to certain caps being bad but it can also be due to a bad vertical output transistor or ic.

What kind of monitor