ekgzo
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Hi All. I picked this arcade machine from a yard sale for $100 as a gamble. I always loved pheonix on the Atari, so was excited to bring this home. The machine powers on, the marque lights up, the game actually plays with sound, the buttons are all working and I can play the game blind (allegedly that's the right term?). However, the CRT is displaying garbled lines not reflective of the underlying game. I drilled out the lock on the back (tried to pick the lock but it was very gummed up) and screwed around with the various pots for focus, vertical, horizontal adjustments, and so on. The image on the screen does change (gets brighter, more or less focused), but nothing that resembled the actual game.
I've done some light console repairs, but have zero experience dealing with CRTs or arcades. I know enough to not touch the anode or CRT itself even after being unplugged, but that's about it.
Does this seem like a CRT issue? a board issue? a connection issue?
Looking for advise on to where to start troubleshooting.
Appreciate the help in advance.
I've done some light console repairs, but have zero experience dealing with CRTs or arcades. I know enough to not touch the anode or CRT itself even after being unplugged, but that's about it.
Does this seem like a CRT issue? a board issue? a connection issue?
Looking for advise on to where to start troubleshooting.
Appreciate the help in advance.
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