I pulled this monitor from a Sega OutRun a long time ago. It has moderate burn-in but looked fine in the OutRun. I took it to a friend's house to 'help' him with a Defender which had a monitor that was not working. I foolishly hooked up the WG and it popped the fuse on the chassis and also took out his wall outlet. I investigated and the power to the monitor was coming straight from the line in and not the isolation transformer and the main fuse in the cabinet had also been shorted.
I brought it home and it sat for over a year. I hooked it up today hoping that it would only need a replacement fuse. I connected it to the isolation transformer on my JAMMA test rig, turned the power on and it took out the in-line fuse right before the line filter. The fuse on the chassis did not blow. I can't see any scorch marks on the chassis or neck board.
Here's where I need the guidance. Is it worth it to fix this chassis? I've never done a cap kit but have pretty good soldering skills. Is it likely I can replace the parts that have gone bad for a reasonable price or pay someone to do it - or am I better off buying a new monitor or a replacement chassis?
I brought it home and it sat for over a year. I hooked it up today hoping that it would only need a replacement fuse. I connected it to the isolation transformer on my JAMMA test rig, turned the power on and it took out the in-line fuse right before the line filter. The fuse on the chassis did not blow. I can't see any scorch marks on the chassis or neck board.
Here's where I need the guidance. Is it worth it to fix this chassis? I've never done a cap kit but have pretty good soldering skills. Is it likely I can replace the parts that have gone bad for a reasonable price or pay someone to do it - or am I better off buying a new monitor or a replacement chassis?