DrCharles
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I powered up my Gyruss the other day and the monitor isn't right... the black background is yellow. The "GYRUSS" text isn't visible, and the "Please deposit coin..." is replaced by a green bar.
Among other weirdness. The game plays normally except for the bright yellow background.
First thing was to determine if it's the monitor or the board itself... I hooked up the 5" Samsung color monitor on my test rig to the game video output, and it looks perfectly normal. That was a relief.
But now I have to fix the have already ordered a recap kit since I don't think it's ever been done. What can cause yellow instead of black?K4951. I have already ordered a recap kit since I don't think it's ever been done. What can cause the black areas to appear yellow instead?? I have plenty of experience with electronics, especially digital and microprocessor, but haven't been inside very many CRT monitors... Thanks for any tips.
First thing was to determine if it's the monitor or the board itself... I hooked up the 5" Samsung color monitor on my test rig to the game video output, and it looks perfectly normal. That was a relief.
But now I have to fix the have already ordered a recap kit since I don't think it's ever been done. What can cause yellow instead of black?K4951. I have already ordered a recap kit since I don't think it's ever been done. What can cause the black areas to appear yellow instead?? I have plenty of experience with electronics, especially digital and microprocessor, but haven't been inside very many CRT monitors... Thanks for any tips.



