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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: monkeybomb on May 05, 2005, 01:25:03 pm
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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?
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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?
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.
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1-Side Art
2-Monitor
3-PCB IMO
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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.