centipede help

[tophatne1]

I don't have the Centipede cab yet but I'm getting it this week...

It's only been played in home use it's entire life but the monitor does not work. He didn't play it for a while and then when he went to turn it on one day there was no picture.

My questions...

What do I look for first to see if this monitor is dead or not?

Does a cap kit just fix a poor/bad picture or could it possible bring this thing back to life?

What original monitor is typically in a full size centipede and how much would it be to replace it all together?

Thanks for any help. I'm very new to dedicated machines. This will be my first one!

[Hawk Daddy]

You can get an in house brand monitor off ebay for about $200 shipped to your door.  A cap kit couldn't hurt, it's already broken.  But I don't really know much about them.

Hawk

[tophatne1]

"In House" is the brand? I'm going to check around right now. Thanks

[ArtMAME]

I don't have the Centipede cab yet but I'm getting it this week...

It's only been played in home use it's entire life but the monitor does not work. He didn't play it for a while and then when he went to turn it on one day there was no picture.

My questions...

What do I look for first to see if this monitor is dead or not?

Does a cap kit just fix a poor/bad picture or could it possible bring this thing back to life?

What original monitor is typically in a full size centipede and how much would it be to replace it all together?

Thanks for any help. I'm very new to dedicated machines. This will be my first one!

First, check for any loose wires or connectors inside the machine...

Typically, cap kits are installed on monitors that are already working to fix bad picture, colors, sync issues, etc.  It is possible that a cap kit could fix it, but I would guess it is some other component that suddenly failed such as a resistor or transistor.  While capacitors can suddenly fail, they typically loose their properties over a very long time as the stuff inside of them dries out.  Cap kits are used to replace these old worn out capacitors and bring a monitor up to its original specs.  Only about $10 for a cap kit and an hour of soldering. 

Original monitors in Centipede were usually Electrohome brand.  But any 19" monitor made for arcade machines will do.  Hawk Daddy's  "In House" brand probably meant generic brand. 

You can get one from http://www.arcadeshop.com/parts.htm#Monitors for about $200.  Just make sure it is the horizontal mount frame (Centipede machines use a horizontal frame monitor mounted vertically).

Congrats on your new acquisition... please post some pics when you get the machine so we can all googoo over it... Home use only eh... could be in mint condition... can't wait to see it. 

[Hawk Daddy]

Yeah it's a generic brand.  There is company in florida that sells them for like $130 and like $40 shipping.

Hawk

[tophatne1]

I don't have the Centipede cab yet but I'm getting it this week...

It's only been played in home use it's entire life but the monitor does not work. He didn't play it for a while and then when he went to turn it on one day there was no picture.

My questions...

What do I look for first to see if this monitor is dead or not?

Does a cap kit just fix a poor/bad picture or could it possible bring this thing back to life?

What original monitor is typically in a full size centipede and how much would it be to replace it all together?

Thanks for any help. I'm very new to dedicated machines. This will be my first one!

First, check for any loose wires or connectors inside the machine...

Typically, cap kits are installed on monitors that are already working to fix bad picture, colors, sync issues, etc.  It is possible that a cap kit could fix it, but I would guess it is some other component that suddenly failed such as a resistor or transistor.  While capacitors can suddenly fail, they typically loose their properties over a very long time as the stuff inside of them dries out.  Cap kits are used to replace these old worn out capacitors and bring a monitor up to its original specs.  Only about $10 for a cap kit and an hour of soldering. 

Original monitors in Centipede were usually Electrohome brand.  But any 19" monitor made for arcade machines will do.  Hawk Daddy's  "In House" brand probably meant generic brand. 

You can get one from http://www.arcadeshop.com/parts.htm#Monitors for about $200.  Just make sure it is the horizontal mount frame (Centipede machines use a horizontal frame monitor mounted vertically).

Congrats on your new acquisition... please post some pics when you get the machine so we can all googoo over it... Home use only eh... could be in mint condition... can't wait to see it. 

Thanks for all the info but unfortunately I won't be getting the cab. A large bill just arrived that I wasn't counting on.
So the Centipede as well as a few others are up for graps! I hope someone here gets them.

Here's my post form the other board about it:

He is in Rochester and seems to be a really good guy from the few emails we've exchanged over the last week. He has a post on Craigslist.
http://rochester.craigslist.org/tag/406382944.html

He has a 100% working Dig Dug, Centipede that needs monitor work (it would be cool if it's just a fuse or a cap kit or something small), Stargate which needs some repair, and a Joust that has board trouble.

All of his cabinets have been in his home for 20 years and he says the artwork and condition of the cabs are mint. He was willing to deliver the Centipede cabinet to me for a total of $250 for the cab and delivery (4 hours one way) which sounded great but my damn homeowners insurance bill just came.
Anyway, if you're looking for some cabs in great condition from someones personal use you might want to check it out. He sounds like he needs to move these quick since he's in the middle of a divorce. I'm sure he would negotiate.

Let me know if you pick something up.