Janky Kong - The Final Frontier

[DaOld Man]

Great job Yots! Dont you just love it when the plan comes together?

 

[yotsuya]

You had me at CRT...

me three.

Thanks, guys. Last night when I was at Starfighters, I saw the exact monitor I would LOVE for this thing- a Wells Gardner 19" VGA monitor. Oh hell, it was so beautiful and easy to use.

Well, if you're going to have one of those hideous Nintendo cabinets laying around, the only thing that's going to make it look worse is an LCD.

Careful, you're gonna make Baby Chance cry.... 

But I completely agree. Having seeing one in person, yes, I don't want to keep the LCD in this cab.

Great job Yots! Dont you just love it when the plan comes together?

 

Thanks, Ken. Yes, I do. Especially when you consider the state I got it in.

Next steps: Clean up the wiring inside, hunt for a CRT, and get a lower bezel retainer.

[ChanceKJ]

I saw the exact monitor I would LOVE for this thing- a Wells Gardner 19" VGA monitor. Oh hell, it was so beautiful and easy to use.

....Go on...

[yotsuya]

I saw the exact monitor I would LOVE for this thing- a Wells Gardner 19" VGA monitor. Oh hell, it was so beautiful and easy to use.

....Go on...

http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Monitors/Wells%20Gardner%2014k3101-19k3102.pdf

[jdbailey1206]

Whats a CRT?

not sure if serious........

[yotsuya]

I just picked up two arcade CRT's from my buddy Jawhn right now. I don't even want to tell you what I paid for them. They're both burn free, and probably need cap kits, but it's a nice problem to have.

[Nephasth]

$Free.99?

[yotsuya]

$Free.99?

$20 for the two.

[ChanceKJ]

You'd honestly be surprised how often that works up here when we want to trap people from Edmonton. The stage part is, the bottom of the net is still on when it traps them, but they're too stupid to realize.

$Free.99?

$20 for the two.

You're not serious?

[yotsuya]

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[yotsuya]

You're not serious?

I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

[Nephasth]

 

[yotsuya]

What can I say, it pays to network!

[ChanceKJ]

agreed!

[yotsuya]

CRT or GTFO!!!

[yotsuya]

And from the front!

But before I even think of firing it up, I gotta do some work on the flyback. But actually having the monitor is half the battle.

[jdbailey1206]

....is half the battle.

[yotsuya]

....is half the battle.

I can't hear you. Come run repeatedly into my fist to see if that helps.

Ok, so looking at the flyback on this monitor, it appears that it's arching. My buddy wrote on the test tag "Sparks from the flyback. And flames. Seriously."

Looking at the flyback, there is a small hole near the focus knob. Doing some research, this is actually a pretty common thing. Ken Layton recommends hacking 1/4 inch away from the metal cage that surrounds the flyback, and smalltownguy has fixed the same issue using epoxy, so I'm going to try those two things first before I even fire this mofo up. Then we'll see what the next steps are. The other monitor I plan to throw in the Super Pac-Man cocktail project I'm tinkering with.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Looks good Yots!  I'm planning a MAME .vs build in the future too.  I'm really curious to see what you do with the front end.

D

[yotsuya]

Looks good Yots!  I'm planning a MAME .vs build in the future too.  I'm really curious to see what you do with the front end.

D

I'm going to go with AtomicFE. I have it set up with a logo wheel/screenshot type setup. I'd like to try and use a motion background (just that Nintendo purple grid acting all floaty), and I'd like to try and give the logos more of an 8-bit look. Ideally, I'd like for it to look like the images were being "generated" in real time as opposed to simply being static images. I'll throw some pics up later tonight when I get home from work.

It's only got Vs. games on the wheel, although I did set up a sub-wheel with NES games I like playing. I didn't make it part of the hierarchy, but it's there.

[jdbailey1206]

I can't hear you. Come run repeatedly into my fist to see if that helps.

[yotsuya]

Mini-update-

This back power plate is going to need some love... Fuse holder on the way, let's see what we can salvage...

[yotsuya]

Spent the evening doing a cap kit on the monitor.  Just gotta patch up the flyback, then hopefully all will be good.

[ChanceKJ]

What chassis is that?

[yotsuya]

What chassis is that?

It's a Kortek chassis. See that big ol' block of metal around the flyback? Yeah, that needs to be trimmed away. That's what was causing the flyback to spark and arc. According to Ken Layton, chopping a half-inch off the opening should be fine. I'm also going to patch any pinholes with epoxy.

Oh, and I love janky stuff like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Bite-Monster-Pac-Man-Style-Arcade-Marquee-Sign-Banner-Video-Game-/291553075100?hash=item43e1eadf9c&rmvSB=true

[yotsuya]

Here comes a flurry of pics! Chassis hacked to open up the flyback area.

[yotsuya]

Look at the size of that hole on the flyback!

[yotsuya]

Cleaned and patched with epoxy, as per smalltownguy's recommendation.

[yotsuya]

Installed. I'm gonna let the epoxy dry so I probably won't hook this up until the weekend.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Why not just get a new flyback?  I'd be afraid that it would fail and cause a fire.

[yotsuya]

Why not just get a new flyback?  I'd be afraid that it would fail and cause a fire.

Because I trust smalltownguy when he tells me that this fix worked. If it doesn't I will, but in the DIY spirit, I want to see if this works for me. 

[vwalbridge]

I like how you cut right through the word "CAUTION" 

Also that looks like JB Weld?

[pbj]

Looks like a legit repair to me.  That glue is probably sturdier than the original casing.

[harveybirdman]

Looks like a legit repair to me.  That glue is probably sturdier than the original casing.

That right there gentlemen is the PBJ frugal repair seal of approval....

[yotsuya]

I like how you cut right through the word "CAUTION" 

Also that looks like JB Weld?

Yeah, it's a two-part epoxy.

The "hole" if you will, results from the proximity of the flyback to that cage. Since the metal is so close, any pinholes result in arcing. Ken Layton recommends trimming back 1/4 inch, I went 1/2. I'd ditch the cage altogether, but there are some transistors mounted on it.

Looks like a legit repair to me.  That glue is probably sturdier than the original casing.

Yep, you are correct, sir. I checked it after it had set for 4 hours, and it was solid.

That right there gentlemen is the PBJ frugal repair seal of approval....

I'm not a foolish American with deep pockets and an impulsive behavior. A new flyback would cost me 3x what I paid for the whole monitor. I'll try a posted, tested fix first, and if it doesn't work, THEN I'll spend the $$$.

[yotsuya]

Another shout out to my homeboy Wyo for the awesome Nintendo coin door he sold me when this was still a Creamsicle mess....

[yotsuya]

Fergot the pix!

[ChanceKJ]

Those coin mechs look so shiny. 

[yotsuya]

Those coin mechs look so shiny. 

Yep.

I'm pretty excited to get the monitor running in Janky Kong. I found my isolation transformer right now, so I'll wire it up tomorrow and see what happens.

[yotsuya]

So my line filter came in. I went ahead and wired everything up on the old iso/power supply board inside Janky Kong. I dug through my boxes o' stuff for all the Molex connectors that I needed and was able to get everything connected satisfactorily. 

This monitor was the one with the sparking flyback, the one I repaired with epoxy as recommended by Smalltownguy and trimmed the flyback cage as recommended by Ken Layton. With all that done, and a new capkit, I hooked up my CraftyMech TPG and gave it power....

And as you can see, she's alive!

Next step is to set up the new computer I'm using for this one with AtomicFE and the J-Pac, then plug it in and see how my Multi-Vs. setup works.