Monitor Swap is it possible? Need help

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I have a 27 inch Vga monitor I believe in my cabinet by Ultracade. Is it possible to swap out that monitor and put in an arcade monitor like the Nanao MS8-26SU monitor ?? I ask becasue it has the option on the Nanao MS8-26SU monitor for standard res and medium res. If so, can someone explain to me how to do it, or what is need to do it,etc..??


Heres a picture of the back.
The only number I can find anywhere is WG 2228042


Thanks
 

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If the Ultracade has the ability to output std (CGA) res or med (EGA) res then it will be a fairly easy swap. However, if the cab only outputs VGA then you will need a converter to make an arcade monitor work. I believe Jrok has adaptors for this.
 
Why are you swapping out the VGA? Looks like a WG D9200 or the Vision pro copy of it.

And that VGA is an arcade monitor, too....
 
Serial number: 2228042
Product ID: WGM2794-U0TS09R
Original Ship Date: 3/22/2007

So a D9400......

And yeah, why is it you want to swap out a multi-sync monitor to something else ?
It'll do CGA, EGA and VGA.
 
Apparently the monitor tube has a small scratch near the bottom that is not noticeable during gameplay, but some "arcade" dude is telling a potential buyer that the scratch will "get worse during transport", and the buyer is vascillating because of it...
 
How did you determine is a D9400? I ask because I dont know and I see different ones on Wells Gardner website.
 
From your serial number. WG has a serial number lookup on their site, but it only applies to newer monitors...
 
I have a 27 inch Vga monitor I believe in my cabinet by Ultracade. Is it possible to swap out that monitor and put in an arcade monitor like the Nanao MS8-26SU monitor ?? I ask becasue it has the option on the Nanao MS8-26SU monitor for standard res and medium res. If so, can someone explain to me how to do it, or what is need to do it,etc..??


Heres a picture of the back.
The only number I can find anywhere is WG 2228042


Thanks

Yes, UltraCade supports Low Res (CGA) (15.75KHz) and Med Res (EGA) (24.5KHz) displays. The way the machine is switched between the various resolutions is through a simple dongle that is attached to the parallel port of the PC. By jumping different pins, upon boot up, the UltraCade system decides which mode to display in. The default (no dongle) is VGA mode. The dongles were supplied with kits and were silver and labeled, one for CGA and one for EGA. If you don't have the dongles, they can be easily made or purchased for very cheap.
 
From your serial number. WG has a serial number lookup on their site, but it only applies to newer monitors...

Yeah, definitely only good for newer monitors these days. (I'd say 5-6 years old)
Even though the older ones may have a serial number, they are not in the database.

WGM2794 =
WGM (Wells Gardner Monitor) 27 (27") 94 (9400)
 
Yes, UltraCade supports Low Res (CGA) (15.75KHz) and Med Res (EGA) (24.5KHz) displays. The way the machine is switched between the various resolutions is through a simple dongle that is attached to the parallel port of the PC. By jumping different pins, upon boot up, the UltraCade system decides which mode to display in. The default (no dongle) is VGA mode. The dongles were supplied with kits and were silver and labeled, one for CGA and one for EGA. If you don't have the dongles, they can be easily made or purchased for very cheap.

Good to know, thanks.
Never worked on an Ultracade, but always nice to know these little tidbits.
 
Apparently the monitor tube has a small scratch near the bottom that is not noticeable during gameplay, but some "arcade" dude is telling a potential buyer that the scratch will "get worse during transport", and the buyer is vascillating because of it...

This is quite possibly one of the stupidest things I've heard on this forum in a LONG time. A scratch in a picture tube is just that - a scratch. It's not going to spread, it's not going to grow. It's also not going to weaken the structural integrity of the glass. For one, a tube that big has something like a 3/4" thick (or thicker) faceplate, and for two, even if the scratch were huge, made with a glass cutter - it's on the wrong side of the glass for cutting. Picture tubes contain a vacuum. Not pressure.

I think that no matter what you do, this "buyer" is going to find fault with it - sounds to me like he's just looking for a way to weasel out of a deal.

-Ian
 
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