Some general monitor questions

spmahn

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To begin with, I unfortunately can't identify which type of monitor I have, as it has no identifying markers on it, other then that it was manufactured in 1989, and was likely converted from a TMNT Machine to the Sunset Riders machine it is currently.

Anyways, since I'm new to this, I have a few questions about the monitor on my game.

Is there any way to adjust the position of the picture on the monitor? It seems as though the picture is set more to the bottom left of the screen, and needs to be move up and over a bit to be centered.

Also, for some odd reason, the Winners Don't Do Drugs screen on the game is not blue as it should be, but an odd tint of greenish yellow. The rest of the colors on the game are fine, but it's just that one screen. Could this be an issue with the PCB?

Finally, it seems as though the left 1/3 of the screen is a bit darker than the the right 2/3rds of the screen. Is there any way to adjust the brightness or contrast on the screen to fix this?
 
So I found the monitor controls on the machine and futzed around with it a bit, and it seems to have improved, but now I noticed that the picture on the monitor is slightly wavy. Is there any remedy of this without recap?
 
Finally, it seems as though the left 1/3 of the screen is a bit darker than the the right 2/3rds of the screen.
So I found the monitor controls on the machine and futzed around with it a bit, and it seems to have improved, but now I noticed that the picture on the monitor is slightly wavy. Is there any remedy of this without recap?

Both of those are symptoms that it may be due for a cap kit.
Always a good idea to do anyways if all look to be original.
 
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