Monitor Repair Tools/advice Help needed from the big guns :)

[epicfatigue]

Hello everyone,


Soo first off the bat im going to get this dumb question out of the way.

I have decided my passion for arcade is so large, that i have to learn how to repair monitors and i am building a test bench and getting down and dirty.

Now i unserstand alot of monitors require an isolation transformer. Now the question i have is since i live in Australia, i require a stepdown anyways. Now for my test bench using a stepdown 240/110 on its own just to drive the monitor should be consitered a isolation transformer right? providing that i dont have anything connected to it other then the monitor it should be isolated from the rest of the unit???
Answered my own question, and its just as i thought it would be for all that need to know and be sure like i didhttp://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=92042



Next question is i am currently building some things for testing, a series lightbulb seems to be the common thing that most people have on their test bench so i will be putting this into my kit.

I have a decent Var power supply (DC), as well as a arcade power supply, and Isolation transformer

My scope died on me so i am looking to move into the fun world of digital scopes and this appears to be a good one.
So i pruchased a Owon SDS7102
http://www.owon.co.uk/wsb4318264101/SDS%20series%20A.asp


I also got a Atlas ESR Plus (ESR70) - Capacitor Analyser &  Atlas DCA - Semiconductor Analyser from http://www.peakelec.co.uk/acatalog/jz_instruments.html


Could anyone else point me into some good equipment that will be useful?

Thanks guys really want to learn and i am looking for online courses as the age of attending CRT ones are well and truely gone thanks all!

[adder]

dont know if admin mind me suggesting this (if dislike, let me know please)... i would suggest asking at the JAMMA+ forums in the technical area sub forum, as there are many monitor repairers present there.