New to arcade - cap kit???

Yes. Get a Deluxe cap kit when you do it, and do the sound board at the same time....
 
Thanks for your response, even though you probably typed it a million times before.
I am a noob at working with CRTs, but have done some soldering before.

Before any work must commence on the monitor board it must be discharged correct? I have just seen some videos how people ground a screwdriver to the chassis and then ram a screwdriver underneath the flyback i believe it's called. Is that an acceptable method?

I am kinda nervous to work on it, don't wanna get zapped to death, lol.

It seems pretty straightforward, but still am a little scared in there.
Also, I heard of a bob that sells the caps, does he have a website?

Also the image does not fill the whole screen, I assume the issues are related.

Thanks in advance.
 
Cap issue

Careful with the "ramming" as you can break stuff that is not easily fixed. Generally, get a flat blade screwdriver (12" recommended minimum) Get some good stout wire and attach it to the shaft of the screwdriver just above the handle (metal to metal contact).

Some people have an alligator clip on the end of the wire, but I do not. Attach the wire to the monitor frame so it is secure.

Now comes the fun part:

Take hand that is not holding the screwdriver and put in either behind you back or in your pocket (That way you won't accidentally make yourself part of the circuit) and then look at the back of the tube and you will see a small (about 2") red suction cup.

Take the screwdriver and place the flat blade under the rubber of the cup and (gently, no ramming) push it under the cup until you contact the anode (wire clip type thing) at the center.

When you contact it, you may hear a crack or pop. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. Make sure you made contact and then withdraw the screwdriver.

Wait a few minutes and for the sake of redundancy (and the fact that death by electric shock really would suck) do the process again.

After this is done, you can remove the anode (gently pinch the clip under the sunction cup) and remove the rest of the chassis for the cap replacement.

It sounds daunting, but trust me, I am paranoid as hell about this, and even I have done it about 20 times (haven't blown myself up yet)

As for caps: www.therealbobroberts.net. He will hook you up with whatever you need.

Just FYI, Bob has a screwdriver that is custom made to discharge monitors.

Good luck.
 
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