Hi,
I have a Turbo Out Run (convert from Out Run) that I picked up recently. I'm not sure which monitor is in there, I've never really worked on them at all, so I'm not sure how to identify it. It does appear to be the original unit, the diagram for the pots on the inside wall of the cabinet does match the physical layout of the pots on the monitor.
The monitor has a very red-tinge to it. I've adjusted all the pots on the chassis and the neckboard as well as the 2 on the flyback (picture and contrast I think they're labelled), and no matter what I do, I can't get it to stop tending towards a red tinge. I have the 2 red pots turned nearly all the way down, if I put them up at all the screen just washes out with red. It looks nearly ok, but when I go to another game and come back to it I can tell right away it's too red, the whites are more of a pink, and the colors that are supposed to be red (like the car) are not really vibrant, I think because there's not as profound a level of contrast due to the other colors also having red in them. I've spent a lot of time patiently adjusting all the color pots, trying different starting points, etc, I always get it back to where it is now, which is as good as I can go. I found a good video someone linked to for adjusting color, it was very helpful, but again, I just can't get it quite right. Too much red!!
Is this something that might be remedied with doing a cap kit? I've not done one yet, but if this problem is likely to be fixed by that, then I will make this one my first attempt.
Or is it possible the monitor is just "gone"?
Or is there some other thing that might be to blame for this? Or something with the blue and green that might be relatively deficient?
Any advice as to direction would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ryan
I have a Turbo Out Run (convert from Out Run) that I picked up recently. I'm not sure which monitor is in there, I've never really worked on them at all, so I'm not sure how to identify it. It does appear to be the original unit, the diagram for the pots on the inside wall of the cabinet does match the physical layout of the pots on the monitor.
The monitor has a very red-tinge to it. I've adjusted all the pots on the chassis and the neckboard as well as the 2 on the flyback (picture and contrast I think they're labelled), and no matter what I do, I can't get it to stop tending towards a red tinge. I have the 2 red pots turned nearly all the way down, if I put them up at all the screen just washes out with red. It looks nearly ok, but when I go to another game and come back to it I can tell right away it's too red, the whites are more of a pink, and the colors that are supposed to be red (like the car) are not really vibrant, I think because there's not as profound a level of contrast due to the other colors also having red in them. I've spent a lot of time patiently adjusting all the color pots, trying different starting points, etc, I always get it back to where it is now, which is as good as I can go. I found a good video someone linked to for adjusting color, it was very helpful, but again, I just can't get it quite right. Too much red!!
Is this something that might be remedied with doing a cap kit? I've not done one yet, but if this problem is likely to be fixed by that, then I will make this one my first attempt.
Or is it possible the monitor is just "gone"?
Or is there some other thing that might be to blame for this? Or something with the blue and green that might be relatively deficient?
Any advice as to direction would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ryan
