Help Identifying 7" Toei Monitor from Falcon-8 Video Simulator

banane

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Hi everyone,

As mentioned in this older thread:
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/faclon-8-video-simulator.362308/
I've had a Falcon-8 Video Simulator sitting around for a while.

Unfortunately, mine was heavily modified and partially gutted. A previous owner installed an ATX power supply, among other things.

I'm trying to identify the monitor chassis – sadly the label on the side is faded and unreadable.

Here's what I do know:
  • Manufacturer: Toei Tsushin Kogyo Co., LTD
  • CRT tube: Matsushita 200RB22
  • Code on side of chassis: TT7JBZ (printed directly on the metal)
Like a complete fool, I tried to power the monitor with 100 VAC, and… yeah – the bridge rectifier and input filter cap went up in smoke. 😬

In hindsight, I now realize that 100 VAC probably wasn't a smart guess, especially considering:
  • The main filter capacitor is 6800 µF / 35 V, which suggests a much lower input voltage.
  • The input wires were just thin red and black wires (not what you'd expect for 100 V AC).
  • The Panasonic TC-800EUD (see: archive.org/manual) uses the same CRT and runs on 12 V DC.
  • The Falcon-8's internal transformer has secondary taps for 12 VAC and 18 VAC, so maybe the monitor was powered directly from one of those?

Does anyone recognize this chassis?

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Or if not, do you have an educated guess what kind of input voltage it was meant to use?

Any small hint would be truly appreciated – I'm trying to restore this thing to its original glory.

Thanks a ton and best regards from Hamburg, Germany,
Banane
 

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It's not the same exactly, but very similar to the Samtron CRT that was popular around here. I believe that's a 5" tube. I have one on my shelf at home, it runs off 12VDC. Do some searching on that one and there's a ton of info here.
 
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