Finally got around to testing the monitors in my PC-10 dual monitor cab tonight. Was a first for me. The bottom monitor has always looked good (after I did the cap kit when I got it) and the B+ voltage was right where it should be. The top monitor though has always been a bit dim, no matter how I adjust things it is always a bit dark/dull. The picture is all there it's just not bright enough. And if I brighten it way up on the flyback it gets really washed out. I haven't minded it too much since the top monitor only holds game info but I figure it's time to fix this one too. It has also had a cap kit.
The problem with the B+ on the top (crappy) monitor is that I got no reading whatsoever when I powered it up. Nothing moving. Disconnected Dokert's wire from the B+ pin and reinserted everything... checked the meter on a wall outlet to make sure I hadn't accidentally fried it, works fine. Checked that I had it on the correct setting... that was fine. Fired up the cab again and still nothing. Could there be a broken trace leading to the pin or something? Why would I be getting absolutely nothing on the meter? I've seen a ton of threads about what to do if you can't change the voltage via the B+ pot but nothing about getting no reading at all. The monitor still works every time I fire it up even if it dim... just couldn't get a B+ reading on it.
By the way, Dokert... thanks again for the B+ testing wire. I don't know how anyone would have done that without it.
The problem with the B+ on the top (crappy) monitor is that I got no reading whatsoever when I powered it up. Nothing moving. Disconnected Dokert's wire from the B+ pin and reinserted everything... checked the meter on a wall outlet to make sure I hadn't accidentally fried it, works fine. Checked that I had it on the correct setting... that was fine. Fired up the cab again and still nothing. Could there be a broken trace leading to the pin or something? Why would I be getting absolutely nothing on the meter? I've seen a ton of threads about what to do if you can't change the voltage via the B+ pot but nothing about getting no reading at all. The monitor still works every time I fire it up even if it dim... just couldn't get a B+ reading on it.
By the way, Dokert... thanks again for the B+ testing wire. I don't know how anyone would have done that without it.
