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Title: will this monitor work OK?
Post by: venkman on October 17, 2008, 04:42:33 am

hi !

i have this monitor:
wells gardner
model no: 19K7689 120v 60hz 85w max
made in oct 1991
(sr)LR48575

and was wondering if this monitor will work:
(http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6927/83b21sw6.jpg)
20" Hantarex MTC-9300 monitor - 15hz
.. apparently has an intergrated arcade PSU with adjustable 5v system -->

• does that mean i wouldn't have to wire it to my cabinet's PSU?
• is 15hz too little?
• do you think i could just drop it in there and it would work fine?

thanks for all your help!  ;D

here's some photos of my (broken) monitor:
(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/496/mineog4.png)

Title: Re: will this monitor work OK?
Post by: grantspain on October 17, 2008, 07:17:35 am

i think i remember that hantarex monitor,does it have a white plastic housing?
if so stay clear as it was a real pile of rubbish
whats up with the wells gardner chassis?

Title: Re: will this monitor work OK?
Post by: venkman on October 17, 2008, 07:28:44 am

hmm, really i don't know.

the guy i got the cab from told me "the monitor is broken".

i've not even powered the cab on yet as there's no game for it, and the wiring looks sketchy.. if i just turn it on do you think i would see something in there, like a flea light or something? what do you mean by monitor chassis?

i'm not sure where to start -  :-\

(http://blog.internetnews.com/apatrizio/simpsons_nelson_haha2.jpg)

Title: Re: will this monitor work OK?
Post by: grantspain on October 17, 2008, 07:41:34 am

ah o.k a noob then,
i would get yourself a cheap multimeter as it will be an important tool to have.

i would try powering on the cab first,if the monitor runs you will see an orange glow from the neck of the tube near the neck card,when you switch off you will get a flash from the screen,you will feel some static on the screen itself and if you turn up the screen volts you will get a white screen

if you get nothing whatsoever then you need to read the voltage input to the monitor using the multimeter set on ac volts-you should get anything from 115 to 125 vac

screen volts is on the flyback transformer(google it)
chassis=monitor control board

plenty of people can repair the chassis if it is at fault but you will need to learn how to disconnect it from the tube-including discharging the high voltage anode cap

do you have a link to the hantarex monitor so i can check it is the one i remember

Title: Re: will this monitor work OK?
Post by: venkman on October 17, 2008, 09:23:03 am

ok thanks for the noob starter tips .. really! :)

i'm in touch with this seller thru' ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120310688076

Title: Re: will this monitor work OK?
Post by: grantspain on October 17, 2008, 09:47:14 am

yep that the one,these were released just before the polo range and were a serious pain in the butt
i think around 1990

its your call mate