General monitor question (cocktail to upright)

baloo70

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Can I remove a monitor from a cocktail cabinet and use in an upright cabinet in the vertical orientation? I remember reading that all upright monitors cannot be used in a cocktail, but I was not sure about the opposite. I remember there was something different about the yoke. Any input will be appreciated.
 
The only reason an upright monitor couldn't be used in a cocktail would be it doesn't fit. What cocktail and what upright?

Many of the Sega cocktails have 100v monitors in them and that may blow if you try and run them on 120v. For these swaps you'll need to alter the isolated power as well as transferring the monitor.
 
As he said, it depends on the cocktail and upright:

a) Ms. Pac and Galaga cocktails use the same size/type of monitor, but the mounting frames are completely different and you'll have to swap frames.

b) Many cocktails had smaller monitors than the uprights. Obviously the 13" ones won't replace a 19" upright monitor, but others aren't as obvious. For example, the DKjr and Popeye cocktails had an 18" monitor, while the upright had a 19" monitor....
 
Thanks for the info. I have a buddy that has an old cocktail machine that he no longer wants. I asked what it is and he has no info - I don't think he ever turned it on. I have to go to his house later this week to check it out and get all the details. The only thing he said was he knows is it has a good monitor and I can always use a good monitor.
 
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