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Title: Update: fixed Help with an arcade monitor, picture smeared into horizontal lines
Post by: Aurich on April 08, 2013, 01:50:38 am

I have a 25" high rez (640x480) arcade monitor, fed by an ArcadeVGA. Been working great for years, monitor was bought new maybe 8 years ago.

I took the monitor out to move the cabinet today. Pretty sure I didn't break anything, no accidents or weirdness. Moved cab into garage from house, put monitor back in, hooked everything back up, and got this for a picture:

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8629793469_248d1fd8ec_c.jpg)

(I call the lines horizontal since they normally would be, obviously vertical on my rotated monitor.)

If I mess with the H.hold all the way I can get some vaguely clearer images, but still crazy illegible. No other control changes it. I feel like this happened when I moved it once before, but damned if I can remember how I fixed it. Anyone have any clues?

Thanks!   :cheers:

Title: Re: Help with an arcade monitor, picture smeared into horizontal lines
Post by: dandro on April 08, 2013, 09:09:45 am

almost looks like the Video Synch isn't connected.. I would check those connections (solder joints) on that. I am sure the monitor guru's will be along any minute now to give you better feedback, but I recall mine looking like that:

(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z227/dandroz240/20130206_203907_zps36892d4c.jpeg)

turned out to be the synch connection (white wire) not being solidly connected.

Title: Re: Help with an arcade monitor, picture smeared into horizontal lines
Post by: Aurich on April 08, 2013, 10:44:14 am

I can get a pic of the underside of the monitor, and while I'm there I'll see if anything obvious look disconnected. :)

Title: Re: Update: fixed Help with an arcade monitor, picture smeared into horizontal lines
Post by: Aurich on April 08, 2013, 02:38:04 pm

Fixed it. It was indeed a loose connection. The simple fixes are my favorite, even if you feel dumb after finding it hours later. ;)

Title: Re: Update: fixed Help with an arcade monitor, picture smeared into horizontal lines
Post by: dandro on April 08, 2013, 03:02:23 pm

Awesome!!!! glad it all worked out! game on!  :cheers: