Philips Monitor???

[dreamakuma]

I have an X-men arcade cabinet that's being restored. I open the back to look at the monitor only to find The label says Philips MO8X.  Did philips make arcade monitors or I am I dealing with a modded T.V?

[patrickl]

Philips makes the tube that other companies used in their monitors. I think you will find the name of the monitor somewhere else on the frame or circuit board.

[dreamakuma]

Well There is nothing anywhere else I can see that says any name or brand or company. I was wanting to know because of this:

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg221/hadokenakuma/100_1611.jpg

I need help knowing what the problem is with the left side. it rolls up and is significantly darker(Still playable and I can see the left side,just rolling shades up it). I have no idea how to cap and less of an idea on sotering(I have been without glasses for 5 years due to lack of insurance and now have them but missed a lot of trades) so all help would be apretiated very much. I think I'm going to talk to a T.V repairman about the issue but that takes money, which after the cab and the wife, is runnin' slim. sorry for the typos, i had to re-type this in a hurry.

[Ken Layton]

I have an X-men arcade cabinet that's being restored. I open the back to look at the monitor only to find The label says Philips MO8X.  Did philips make arcade monitors or I am I dealing with a modded T.V?

And you read this first?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62016.0

[dreamakuma]

There is nothing on the chasis. NOTHING. no letters, numbers or anything on that board.

[Ken Layton]

And you first visited the monitor ID websites and looked at the pictures of the various monitor chassis?

[Kevin Mullins]

I need help knowing what the problem is with the left side. it rolls up and is significantly darker(Still playable and I can see the left side,just rolling shades up it). I have no idea how to cap and less of an idea on sotering soldering

Sounds like a common capacitor problem.

[qrz]

I need help knowing what the problem is with the left side. it rolls up and is significantly darker(Still playable and I can see the left side,just rolling shades up it). I have no idea how to cap and less of an idea on sotering soldering

Sounds like a common capacitor problem.

i.e.  faulty boost cap .  supplies the 150-200v source for the rgb output xistors .
 typical value will be 4.7-22 uF / 160-250v   (suggest use 105 degree caps )   


qrz

[SirPeale]

If I were a betting man, I'd say...K7000, with a bad C57.

[dreamakuma]

Well since I'm an idiot(I'll be the first to admit it), I don't think I'll be doing any DIY repairs on the monitor, so I can live longer. I'll talk to a tv repairman, but if there is no luck/price is overly costing, Would anyone know of a good monitor that will hook up to arcade pcbs or a way to connect them to ordinairy CRT pc monitors/TVs that's under $200? I'm a dummy who is still getting his feet wet in this hobbie. Thanks for all the help.

[SirPeale]

You'd spend hundreds of dollars to avoid spending $10 and a little work?

[dreamakuma]

You'd spend hundreds of dollars to avoid spending $10 and a little work?

I am completely new to electronics.end of story. I never got any expiriance in the field, And the threat of a shock is a bit much considering I have a heart problem. So I can't solder, and I am not allowed to mess with the tube(wife & doctor). I even had to ask a friend to help me remove it safely so I could see the chasis. So when I see the big board with all this stuff on it, it's uh, scary. with my lack of expriance, I fell I'm more likely to make mistake, and have to replace something that is more than expensive, and then make another mistake(i.e ---smurf up---). I don't like blowing my money for a backdoor solution, but it seems to be the better for me. If there's an idiots guide to this stuff , or a for dummies book on this matter(completely in depth) I might feel more comfortable with the monitor, but I know nothing of eletronics. My other cab is completely user friendly because I'm so new at this stuff(Dreamcast,x-arcade, 17"LCD, and two sets of pc speakers. if it's broke, replace on the cheap.).

[SirPeale]

Take the proper precautions and you won't have to worry about getting shocked.

The only times I get shocked is if I take shortcuts. 

Get/make a tube discharge tool.

Get a soldering iron and practice on something broken.

Once I couldn't do this stuff either, but with practice it slowly came to me.