Monitor help needed in Chicago!

ASilver76

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Hey all,

I'm new to the forum - and the hobby - and I've run into a bit of trouble with my first purchase. The game itself - The Act! - is great, and works like a charm. However, the monitor that came with the 25" Dynamo cab has some problems. It was supposedly recapped, but the screen is very dark, and occasionally a single while like flickers in and out horizontally near the bottom of the screen. The harness wiring has been checked and seems to be ok, but I have no experience tweaking the brightness of this type of monitor (the seller told me it was a 25" Wells-Gardner K7000) and quite frankly I think I'd have a good chance of frying either myself or it (or both!) if I tried. Consequently, if there's anyone in the Chicago area that has some expertise with this sort of thing, let me know. Perhaps you could come around, take a look, and see if it can be salvaged (I know I can replace it, but a 25" with no burn in shouldn't be wasted) - and of course play some rounds on a game that not many people have seen on the wild. (If you are unfamilliar with The Act!, it's like a modern-day Dragon's Lair only without the laser disk, and the control is a spinner knob). I'd also welcome any and all input from the members of the forum.

Thanks again, and I'm glad to be here!

ASilver76
 
if its been recapped, you might just need to rejuv the tube to get some of the brightness back.

Have you tried turning wither of the pots that are on the flyback? One is the brightness and the other is the focus.

Where in Chicago might help too....burbs or downtown?
 
Takeman,

I haven't tried messing with the pots, to be honest, as that's something that's a bit out of my comfort zone (I don't really have a steady hand). The same goes for my friend, who's place the cab is currently sitting in. Can the tube be rejuved just by twiddling the pots? I didn't know that. As for location, it's in the burbs, West of Chicago (W. Jackson Blvd.,to be exact).

If you're local, and you could take a look, let me know. It'd be greatly appreciated.
 
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