Installed new monitor, now the cabinet won't close - hits neck board

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Installed new monitor, now the cabinet won't close - hits neck board

Got the machine all ready and the screen looks great, but the neck is too long and won't allow the door to close. The last time this happened, I just cut a hole in the door and slapped on a vent. But this time it sticks out just a bit farther than a vent would cover.

Should I build some kind of wooden bubble to cover and protect the neck/ neck board? Or use some kind of metal cover? I just want it to be safe in case it was ever transported on it's back.
 
there are plastic bubbles made just for this... they came on some games like Gorf (large bubble) and Warlords (small bubble) and can often be found in the parts for sale section.
 
Why didn't you just use the original monitor frame? Or even just repair the original monitor..that way everything would fit like its supposed to. Even with new monitor..the resale is gonna take a hit because you have cut up the cab to make it fit.
 
Why didn't you just use the original monitor frame? Or even just repair the original monitor..that way everything would fit like its supposed to. Even with new monitor..the resale is gonna take a hit because you have cut up the cab to make it fit.

I'll save the complete old monitor for someone who might want/ need it.

And it is only a multi game so I don't care about cutting it up.

I'll look for a bubble, thanks!
 
Do you have any room between the monitor's screen and the bezel glass? You could 'shim' the monitor's installation by adding sticks of wood between the monitor's frame and the wood opening. That would give you about a half inch of help if you needed it....
 
Longshot, but...

I have a friend with a 3D printer. This sounds like an easy project to try and make. Do you guys think a 4.5" box with a 1/2" lip to bolt with would be usable?
 
I have a friend with a 3D printer. This sounds like an easy project to try and make.

Isn't using a 3d printer to make a monitor bubble about like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly? I'm sure it would work, but there are a thousand ways to do this, the simplest is to just screw some strips of wood around the hole, with a piece of plywood over the back. You can also fashion a bubble out of the rear housing of an old television set. A sturdy plastic storage bin would also make a nice protective guard.

Just make sure the hole you cut in the back door is big enough so that you don't risk catching it on the neckboard as you're opening and closing it (for example, if the door slips).

-Ian
 
I was able to accomplish this without making a hole.

There was the video input board which was directly behind the neckboard. It had R, G, B coax type wires that were very short. I was able to cut one and extend the length so that I could move the board to the left and in more.

So all good, thanks!

But in the future I will be careful with a box build or a bubble. I couldn't imagine laying the cab on it's back with one of those on there.
The last time I needed one, I managed to just cut a hole and place a vent over it. That way, it is not putting all the pressure on that one spot.
 
What's so hard about swapping the chassis, tube, etc.. to the old frame? Seems like the obvious solution.....

There's no guarantee that's going to work. If he rotated the monitor, or changed the way the monitor is mounted, then it's not going to fit regardless.

It's pretty common to have problems getting the monitor to fit correctly if you rotate it, say, moving from a horizontal cabinet to a vertical in order to use it as a multigame.

Also, we don't know anything about the monitors, so maybe he put a 25" monitor in a game that shipped with a 19".

-Ian
 
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