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shardian:
You could probably get a better picture by messing with the adjustment pots on the monitor once you get into the back of the cabinet.

Chris G:

--- Quote from: shardian on March 05, 2007, 02:52:57 pm ---You could probably get a better picture by messing with the adjustment pots on the monitor once you get into the back of the cabinet.

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Agreed - the picture on my aging W-G monitor improved greatly by simply adjusting the brightness control.

moloch:
I have that same cabinet design for a Street Fighter that I converted.

Zeppo is right about how to get at the front of the monitor and general removal. There is a wood panel at the back of mine that you can unscrew and get to the Monitor control board and see the workings from.

The only thing I do not like about the cabinet design is that since the control panel is metal it is a pain to customize a lot. The general shape of it and how it fits in the cabinet is a bit limiting.

I have bought some replacement control panels from ebay over the last few years by searching for Street Fighter control panels, that was the most popular game that used that cabinet design.

I hope that this helps.

Crowquill:
Looks good. Glad it worked out.

What is that panel to the right of the coin door?

If you open up the back you can get to the monitor controls. Adjusting the brightness should help. A cap-kit would always help on a monitor of that age. Is that tinted plexi on the front? That would also affect the brightness of the monitor (obviously). I like the effect that tinted plexi has, but if your monitor's getting dim, replacing it with clear plexi is cheaper than replacing the monitor.

You'll definitely want to familiarize yourself with all the parts of the cabinet. In those I believe pretty much everything is on a slide-out drawer behind the CP.

Definitely try the adjustments before trying to remove the monitor. And always remember...

BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN WORKING WITH MONITORS! THEY CAN BE FATAL!

There are many pages and posts about monitor safety. Read up before you start poking at it. Once you can identify your monitor (usually there's a sticker), search the web for it's model number. You can probably find a downloadable manual for it. It'll make finding all the adjustments MUCH easier.

knave:

--- Quote from: Chris G on March 05, 2007, 02:27:37 pm ---Are you planning to hook up the coin slots?

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Not really, I just want the whole thing to be complete.  Although I might want to set it to accept tokens for when I have lots of kids over...Encourages them to take turns etc...
I might call the guy I bought it from and see If he has one but I don't think it's worth another two hour round trip for it. even if he does...I also might try to find one online somewhere, short of that I'll use a metal bread pan or make one out of sheetmetal.



--- Quote from: Crowquill on March 05, 2007, 06:14:38 pm ---Looks good. Glad it worked out.

What is that panel to the right of the coin door?


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That is some sort of card reader, the op that owned this machine before the guy I bought it from had some sort of card system.  I went to an arcade like this once and you buy "credits" on a card and then go play.  I felt around behind it and there is some sort of mechanism still there.

I'll check it out more when I pop off the CP and can look down inside it.

I guess you guys have confirmed my suspisions that I have to unscrew the back to get at the monitor.  I was hoping there was some type of door.

Well I'm dying to check it out...LOL but I'll be careful around the monitor.  I've read enough builds to know the dangers. Guess it's time to make sure the Makita is all charged up...

What should I use to fill in that missing front corner?

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