So I have a K7000 in my newly acquired X-Men cab. It works for the most part as the game is playable. However, I have a few issues that hopefully someone with more monitor experience can help me out with.
Some things to note:
1. There are no adjustment pots on the chassis, but a wiring harness attached to each adjustment location leading to a remote PCB board. The pot locations on the chassis do not exactly correspond with the remote PCB pots as far as description or type of adjustment. So there are 7 adjustment pots on the chassis and only 6 adjustment pots on the remote PCB.
2. I tried adjusting the black level (brightness?) and contrast pots on the remote PCB as well as the focus and screen pots on the chassis. I also tried adjusting the color pots on the tube PCB. The best I could get was sort of the right colors but really dim to a point where it can only be played somewhat comfortably in a pitch black room. If I try to up the black level and contrast on the remote PCB, it makes the screen brighter but it washes out all the graphics and causes the colors to misalign.
I'll try to post pictures later as I'm sure that would be more helpful to diagnose these problems. Does a dim screen usually mean it's time for a cap kit? Usually, from what I've seen, it's collapse and jail bars that scream cap kit.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Some things to note:
1. There are no adjustment pots on the chassis, but a wiring harness attached to each adjustment location leading to a remote PCB board. The pot locations on the chassis do not exactly correspond with the remote PCB pots as far as description or type of adjustment. So there are 7 adjustment pots on the chassis and only 6 adjustment pots on the remote PCB.
2. I tried adjusting the black level (brightness?) and contrast pots on the remote PCB as well as the focus and screen pots on the chassis. I also tried adjusting the color pots on the tube PCB. The best I could get was sort of the right colors but really dim to a point where it can only be played somewhat comfortably in a pitch black room. If I try to up the black level and contrast on the remote PCB, it makes the screen brighter but it washes out all the graphics and causes the colors to misalign.
I'll try to post pictures later as I'm sure that would be more helpful to diagnose these problems. Does a dim screen usually mean it's time for a cap kit? Usually, from what I've seen, it's collapse and jail bars that scream cap kit.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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