smokinfish
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So I want to take the plunge and install a cap kit. I ordered the kit from Bob Roberts, and soon I will be ready to go! I have watched videos online, and read as much as I can find. It sounds easy but there seems to be some scariness to it as well. I have discharged a monitor before, so I have that completed. But I have never dismantled a board from the monitor or handled a board / monitor tube on there own. That part does make me nervous, because you don't know until it happens. Any tips I should look out for?
Also I found this:
if you are installing the cap kit into a dead Electrohome GO7 monitor with a blown F901 fuse, be sure to short across the fuse as it will be storing a large painful charge.
If my monitor is working do I need to worry about this?
Why the need for a cap kit? ok here it goes but remember I am just learning! 1. the Joust monitor just doesn't seem as vibrant as my Robotron 2. the blacks seem dull this may be because the colors aren't as bright. 3. On the right side there seems to be about a inch of really dark pixels. 4. When I centered the picture up, (the previous owner shrunk it and moved it to the left so not use the dead pixels) I get a crazy line of multi colored pixels on the top of the screen.
I have played with the settings on the back of the monitor to get a better picture. The Robotron is just sooo much cleaner and brighter. I will say the joust monitor does have some serious burn in from multiple size settings. The Robo has minimal burn.
Any feedback, tips, or suggestions as always is appreciated.
Thanks
Mark
Also I found this:
if you are installing the cap kit into a dead Electrohome GO7 monitor with a blown F901 fuse, be sure to short across the fuse as it will be storing a large painful charge.
If my monitor is working do I need to worry about this?
Why the need for a cap kit? ok here it goes but remember I am just learning! 1. the Joust monitor just doesn't seem as vibrant as my Robotron 2. the blacks seem dull this may be because the colors aren't as bright. 3. On the right side there seems to be about a inch of really dark pixels. 4. When I centered the picture up, (the previous owner shrunk it and moved it to the left so not use the dead pixels) I get a crazy line of multi colored pixels on the top of the screen.
I have played with the settings on the back of the monitor to get a better picture. The Robotron is just sooo much cleaner and brighter. I will say the joust monitor does have some serious burn in from multiple size settings. The Robo has minimal burn.
Any feedback, tips, or suggestions as always is appreciated.
Thanks
Mark
