Ms. PacMan/Galaga "Class of 1981" cocktail table monitor issue

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Ms. PacMan/Galaga "Class of 1981" cocktail table monitor issue

I have a like-new, barely used, Ms. PacMan/Galaga "20 Year Reunion" cocktail table that I picked up 5 days ago after winning it on eBay. Tested all 3 games, Ms. Pac/Galaga/PacMan, at the seller's house... everything played great and looked perfect... all the colors were what they were supposed to be. Secured the cabinet in the back of my pickup truck and made the 65-mile journey home. Got the machine through my front door and hooked it up, only to discover that somehow during the trip home, it developed a slight color issue in the lower right hand corner as you face it on the "player 1" side of the table. Still plays great, and the rest of the screen looks phenomenal, exactly as it should, but the colors in that particular corner are now a little washed-out. They do a nice fade from the colors of the rest of the screen, if that makes sense? Like I said, I'm guessing it developed during the commute home on the highway, because everything was in perfect condition at the seller's house when I left with the machine.

I opened up the cabinet last night, and everything appears to be solidly connected as it should be. No visible damage to anything, as far as my untrained eye could see. Monitor is a Wells-Gardner 19 inch Model #WGM 1973-HOGS02H...

Here are still shots from each of the three games that illustrate what I am talking about... any suggestions or ideas on what it might be and how it can be fixed would be greatly appreciated!
 

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Degauss

With the game on, rotate the cab and you will see the colors on the screen move as you move the cabinet. It needs to be demagnatized or degaused as Mad said.
 
Thanks, gang! Problem solved.... I haven't actually degaussed the monitor yet, but by moving the game slightly from the location it was having the problems in, the colors returned to normal. Thanks for the great advice!
 
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