Galaga monitor neckboard

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Hi all,

I'm in the middle of a CRT repair and could use some quick guidance. I just replaced the flyback on my monitor chassis, but the new neckboard I'm using doesn't quite fit the CRT's neck pins as-is. The board seems compatible otherwise—it's just that the pins on the CRT neck need slight adjustment to line up properly with the socket on the new neckboard.

I ran out of time before work but this was as far as I got. I wanted to confirm: is it standard practice to gently bend the neck pins into alignment to fit a new neckboard? If so, what's the safest method/tool for doing that? I've read that this is fairly common, but I really don't want to risk breaking a pin or damaging the tube.

The chassis is a Kortek KTN-2001 so I can't just buy a new chassis / flyback easily.

Any tips or things to watch out for would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
 

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It look's like you have a small neck 22mm neck and are trying to put a 29mm neck board socket on it, which isn't going to work. As far as I know no one makes replacement KTN-2001 neck boards? Was this one that was just bought off of ebay or something?

And where did you get the flyback for the KTN-2001 chassis? Those are unobtanium and can really only be found on a parts chassis.
 
Thanks for the quick reply!

You're right — I got the flyback from a donor KTN-2001 chassis I picked up on eBay specifically for parts. The original flyback on mine was cracked and arcing, so I swapped it out.

As for the neckboard, I didn't realize until I tried to install it that it might be a 29mm socket. The CRT it's going onto definitely has a 22mm neck. The board came with the donor chassis, so I assumed it would be compatible, but I didn't compare neck sizes until now. Sounds like that's the issue.

If that's the case, do you think it's possible to swap the socket itself on the neckboard, or am I better off just trying to find a proper 22mm neckboard that works with this chassis (if that even exists)? Or am I just out of luck and have to send it to someone to have it repaired?
 
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