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Title: problem with nintendo monitor horizontal hold
Post by: redfivexw on June 06, 2006, 12:23:59 am
I have a DK3 machine, it was working perfectly.  I put a DK jR board in the machine, and the screen kept slowly rolling to the right.  I turned the horizontal hold a tiny bit and the picture stabilized.  But when i shut the machine off and turn it back on, the picture moves so it is off center (there is a black bar in the middle, picture on left and right.  I can adjust it back to center, but every time i shut it off, it is split again.  When i put the DK3 board back in, it does the same thing now.  The adjustment on the H Hold is so fine, i have to just barely hit the spot to make it stop rolling, i dont understand why i have to set it every time now, anybody know why?  The monitor has a beautiful picture with no problems at all, and was fine before, all i did was barely touch the H hold, now it wont stay put!
Title: Re: problem with nintendo monitor horizontal hold
Post by: Ken Layton on June 06, 2006, 01:30:11 am
Monitor needs a capkit now!
Title: Re: problem with nintendo monitor horizontal hold
Post by: redfivexw on June 06, 2006, 08:09:02 am
Ken,
thanks for the reply, i dont understand how a cap kit will fix the H hold.  I am sure you are correct, however i would like to understand it better.  To look at the picture on the monitor, you would think it was new. 
Title: Re: problem with nintendo monitor horizontal hold
Post by: Ken Layton on June 06, 2006, 09:45:47 am
Capacitors have dried out internally and are no longer stabile. Remember that your monitor is at least old enough to vote! Electrolytic capacitors do NOT get better with age. Do a full capkit on that monitor.
Title: Re: problem with nintendo monitor horizontal hold
Post by: redfivexw on June 07, 2006, 12:13:36 am
ok, i just ordered the kit.  thanks Ken.  PS - does anyone know a good user group for pinball machines? 
Title: Re: problem with nintendo monitor horizontal hold
Post by: Ken Layton on June 07, 2006, 01:26:48 am
The pinball newsgroup is rec.games.pinball