Galaga Board & Monitor Repair in Upstate NY

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Hi there! I was wondering if anyone would happen to know of any reputable technicians in the Albany, NY area that would be able to work on a Galaga board and monitor for me?

The only issue with the board that I have noticed is that when I play the game, and the Galaga morph into the orange-bodied, light blue-winged form, the sprite is all distorted. From what I've read online, it may be a bad RAM. Other than that, I'm just looking to have the whole board checked over to make sure there are no other issues.

The other issue is with the monitor. When I bought the cabinet, I noticed that the scores up top and the lives at the bottom were cut off. Found out about the horizontal width coil, and tried adjusting it with the right tools, but noticed that the image barely adjusted. It's a little better than before, but I am thinking that the width coil may be shot and needs to be replaced.

I currently don't have the specifications on both the board or the monitor, but I can post the info later today when I get home.
 
Are you good with a soldering iron? You can cap the monitor yourself with a kit from security0001. Also you might be able to fix the sprite issue if you clean your eproms and their sockets.
 
Are you good with a soldering iron? You can cap the monitor yourself with a kit from security0001. Also you might be able to fix the sprite issue if you clean your eproms and their sockets.

I've used a soldering iron plenty of times, just not on anything like a monitor. I've read many sites and watched a few videos on how to cap the monitor and replace the width coil, but I would like to have a professional tech or electrician to either help so I don't accidentally break the monitor or kill myself, or just have someone do the work for me.

I also looked at cleaning the eproms on the board, and I might just try that first. The reason for having someone else work on the board is to have them check if there is anything else wrong with it.
 
I've used a soldering iron plenty of times, just not on anything like a monitor. I've read many sites and watched a few videos on how to cap the monitor and replace the width coil, but I would like to have a professional tech or electrician to either help so I don't accidentally break the monitor or kill myself, or just have someone do the work for me.

I also looked at cleaning the eproms on the board, and I might just try that first. The reason for having someone else work on the board is to have them check if there is anything else wrong with it.

The hardest part of capping a monitor is disassembling it. To have it fixed you'd need to send the board off anyways so I think you can do it. It's honestly not that scary and if push comes to shove you can always buy a working pcb if you screw it up that bad which is doubtful.
 
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