simple question ... how to identify a monitor for re-cap'ing purposes

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simple question ... how to identify a monitor for re-cap'ing purposes

i got a monitor from a DK Jr. the tube says Sanyo, so i'm guessing it's a 20EZ but how would i know definitely? i wanna make sure i get the right cap kit. thx
 
sanyo-ez20-Monitor.jpg


many ways: google image search, arcade manuals (physical or pdf), klov, experience, etc...
 
you've been here on klov for 4 years and in 9,477 posts deep and now just got around to asking this question!?

you've been here for 2 years and nearly 5000 posts and your gimmick is going in every thread pretending you're a scholar.

props to ED for branching outside that other subforum.
 
never had a need to re-cap a monitor. now i do :)

Sheesh! You are LUCKY!

I dove head first into this hobby and had to cap my first 5 games in a row. And now it's getting worse having to repair a crack in my 5th game's flyback.

Go buy a lottery ticket!

For the record, I love Sanyo monitors. They may be hard to take apart and work on, but damn do they produce a solid image.
 
the killer disassembly ... it must be a Nintendo thing. I recently disassembled a PP-7B power supply and i swore vengeance upon the entire nation of Japan

For the record, I love Sanyo monitors. They may be hard to take apart and work on, but damn do they produce a solid image.
 
the killer disassembly ... it must be a Nintendo thing. I recently disassembled a PP-7B power supply and i swore vengeance upon the entire nation of Japan

that should be your standard 20ezv cap kit. if you need them i stock them with the audio kit included.

BTW: if you ever have a question trying to ID a chassis feel free to shoot me a picture as i would be happy to help. i do have some pictures on my site (clean high res chassis pictures so you can zoom in and read the location numbers) they also include the component and solder side pictures.

PS: don't forget there is one screw that has to be removed from under the frame over on the flyback side.

B+ pot replace it if its original too which i stock if you need.
 
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This was a VERY helpful video for me personally when I capped my first chassis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQhY-l8nJvg

It's a bit long at 2.5 hours... but if you adjust YouTube's settings to play at 1.5 speed, it's not too bad.

Bonus that John rebuilds the same monitor as yours.

EDIT: It's an unbelievably satisfying feeling when your monitor fires up for the first time after a cap kit. God I love that feeling.

Also, don't panic when you first fire it up and the image looks like hell. You are probably going to need to adjust some pots to get it looking good again. I definitely did.
 
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