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Title: Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: Ed ONeill on February 21, 2004, 06:22:31 am

Ok
I have a chance to get a game that the guy says the screen is black but the game will start and play. I am going to look at it, but....

1. what should I be looking at besides a cracked neck or other parts?

2.If there are no cracked broken parts what could be the fix ?

3.Would I need a new monitor, cap kit or something else?

Thanks in advance
ED

Title: Re:Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: menace on February 21, 2004, 07:39:55 am

see if the necktube glows when powered on--if not, then there is a dead spot on that chassis somewhere so the tube isn't getting power.  you'll have to fix that before you can determine the condition of the tube.

check the flyback (large black thing) on the chassis for cracks or any discoloration that looks like it doesn't belong there (20 years of grime is ok)

its almost certain you'll need a capkit and thats very minor so ignore the caps at this point.

the biggest thing is to ask yourself, can i get this monitor running with my resources and expertise (and ken layton's ;))

Title: Re:Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: Ed ONeill on February 21, 2004, 11:13:46 am

Thanks

I have very little knowledge in case you didn't notice by what I wrote in my previous post but that never stopped me before.

Signed
ED

Title: Re:Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: Thenasty on February 23, 2004, 07:53:55 am

Good luck Bundy  :o



sorry just had to do it.... ;D

Title: Re:Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: CitznFish on February 24, 2004, 05:45:38 pm

Quote from: Ed ONeill on February 21, 2004, 06:22:31 am

Ok
I have a chance to get a game that the guy says the screen is black but the game will start and play. I am going to look at it, but....

1. what should I be looking at besides a cracked neck or other parts?

2.If there are no cracked broken parts what could be the fix ?

3.Would I need a new monitor, cap kit or something else?

Thanks in advance
ED

I'm in the same situation, except i bought the game. I can tell you that a lot of people will try to sell you what you don't need. I learned the hard way. By people, I'm talking about the newsgroups, not people on this board.  Anyway, I get sound and the neck glows, but the screen is black. If I get mine working I'll tell you what i had to do since this is my first attempt at a cap kit. I just hope I'm not a klutz with  a soldering iron. :)

Title: Re:Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: Ed ONeill on February 25, 2004, 05:27:37 am

That would be great !

I haven't gone to see the game yet and someone else is intrested as well. So we will see who gets it me or him ;D

Thanks in advance
ED

Title: Re:Monitor is black but you can hear game?
Post by: IronChef on February 25, 2004, 01:58:17 pm

Ed,

Along with the other advice... look for cracked solder joints on the HV components that feed the tube the juice.