Tandy CM-5 RGB Monitor usable for arcade game?

[DeLuSioNal29]

Hi all, I have an Arkanoid cocktail which had a broken Toei monitor.  Attempted to fix it, but that thing is beyond my scope of knowledge since the parts are rare I am told.  I replaced it with a temporary 13" LCD I had lying around with an RGB converter.  It works great, but I'd like to swap in a tube monitor eventually.

I'm no monitor expert by any means, but I saw a Tandy CM-5 RGB monitor on my local CL for cheap.  It's about the same size as the one that's in there.  My question is:  Can I easily attach all of the wires and make it work with my PCB?  I'm thinking it's possible, but haven't tried yet.  It's listed as a CGA monitor at 60Hz.


Here's the pinout I found online:


I checked the Arkanoid manual and found the following:



Think it will work?

DeL

[Ken Layton]

Arkanoid outputs composite NEGATIVE sync signal. The Radio Shack monitors are designed for seperate POSITIVE sync signal.

I know for sure the Radio Shack CM-11 is positive sync and your CM-5 is also likely positive sync. We used to use the CM-11 on Medalist "DartStar" coin op dart boards because those boards generated positive sync.

Perhaps your RGB converter board has selectable sync output so you could use the Radio Shack monitor?

[ed12]

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[Ken Layton]

Here's my guide on the Radio Shack CM-11 monitor if you happen to run across one:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtdHBhY2lmaWNvfGd4OjJkNWFiYTFiMjkwNGE1NmI

They were fairly easy to repair from what I recall.

If anyone needs any other of my repair guides they are now here:

https://sites.google.com/site/mtpacifico/kens_korner

A CM-11 could probably be used perfectly fine with games that generate positive sync like Centipede, Defender, etc.