The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Pietenpol on October 02, 2009, 11:25:35 pm
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I'm the head mechanic at a bowling alley in Massillon, Ohio. We use these for our scoring system and I wanted to set up a test bench for repairs in addition to piecing together some spare monitors from the parts I have. Is the 7300 series manuals and info the right stuff? Normally mechanics would set up a 'fake lane' in the back with a bowlers terminal, and curtain wall chassis (the unit that moderates between the scoring camera, terminal, monitor and pinsetter). I would rather just use my laptop (s-video out, vista32) or an old tower with an appropriate video card. Wondering what the easiest way to set this up would be. I also have 24 zenith monitors in storage (not sure of the model, will check soon) hoping that there are interchangeable parts.
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You can output pretty much anything to the monitor for a signal. A 31Khz signal will just show up doubled. If you really want to make a proper test fixture, a cheap JAMMA board is the way to go. Preferably something that outputs a test grid/color bars.
Don't forget, a lot of monitors require isolation. Not sure if these do or not.
This may help - it's my own test rig/bench.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=80378.10