wheredacheez
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Hey there,
I have recently picked up a Narc cabinet with a Wells Gardner monitor in it. Everything works, the cab is in great shape, but the monitor is really dim, and in the diagnostic mode, getting it to display red is really weak. I installed a cap kit, it made the dark picture a little sharper, but that's about it. I suspect the picture tube may be on it's last legs. I have a few questions, if anyone has any answers...
1. Would rejuvenating the tube be worth it? I've heard that this is somewhat of a temporary fix until the tube just gives out altogether.
2. Can I swap the tube of a med res monitor with an ordinary tv tube? The monitor chassis is a WG, and it really closely resembles one of the really common 15kHz WG models.
4. How do I find out if this problem is indeed the tube, or if it's something else? Or maybe both?
5. For the love of god, does anyone know where to find 19" med res or tri sync monitors? I have been looking all over, even emailing manufacturers. Nobody has got them it seems. WTF? Doesn't anyone care about Narc or Paperboy?
I have recently picked up a Narc cabinet with a Wells Gardner monitor in it. Everything works, the cab is in great shape, but the monitor is really dim, and in the diagnostic mode, getting it to display red is really weak. I installed a cap kit, it made the dark picture a little sharper, but that's about it. I suspect the picture tube may be on it's last legs. I have a few questions, if anyone has any answers...
1. Would rejuvenating the tube be worth it? I've heard that this is somewhat of a temporary fix until the tube just gives out altogether.
2. Can I swap the tube of a med res monitor with an ordinary tv tube? The monitor chassis is a WG, and it really closely resembles one of the really common 15kHz WG models.
4. How do I find out if this problem is indeed the tube, or if it's something else? Or maybe both?
5. For the love of god, does anyone know where to find 19" med res or tri sync monitors? I have been looking all over, even emailing manufacturers. Nobody has got them it seems. WTF? Doesn't anyone care about Narc or Paperboy?