Space Firebird monitor identification
I recently bought a 1980 Space Firebird cocktail cabinet at a garage sale and I've been doing some repair after the previous owner had the kids try to fix it.....
Anyway, the last thing to sort out is the monitor. I attached 2 pictures of the image, one with the brightness turned up, leaving it somewhat washed out (not as bad as it looks in the pic) with what I believe are the "jailbars" that I've heard described. With the brightness down shown in another attached pic, it isn't washed out (blacks are black) but there are very annoying vertical lines that follow anything that isn't in the background (moving objects, writing etc). I believe that this means that it needs a cap kit?
But the biggest question that I have is the previous owner mentioned that the monitor may not be original. As far as I know (which isn't much in this area) the monitor should be a Sanyo 20EZ, though I could be wrong. I attached a picture of the monitor unit out of the cabinet, and does that appear to be the aforementioned sanyo? It's 13" or 14" diagonal, and the tube has the mitsubishi logo on it if that helps (I know tubes come from various sources) but I can't find any other stickers or branding on the thing besides occasional japanese text.
I'm sorry if I'm asking obvious or stupid questions, but I bought the game sort of spur-of-the-moment, and I have no real experience with arcade machines. Any help is greatly appreciated
-Brit
I recently bought a 1980 Space Firebird cocktail cabinet at a garage sale and I've been doing some repair after the previous owner had the kids try to fix it.....
Anyway, the last thing to sort out is the monitor. I attached 2 pictures of the image, one with the brightness turned up, leaving it somewhat washed out (not as bad as it looks in the pic) with what I believe are the "jailbars" that I've heard described. With the brightness down shown in another attached pic, it isn't washed out (blacks are black) but there are very annoying vertical lines that follow anything that isn't in the background (moving objects, writing etc). I believe that this means that it needs a cap kit?
But the biggest question that I have is the previous owner mentioned that the monitor may not be original. As far as I know (which isn't much in this area) the monitor should be a Sanyo 20EZ, though I could be wrong. I attached a picture of the monitor unit out of the cabinet, and does that appear to be the aforementioned sanyo? It's 13" or 14" diagonal, and the tube has the mitsubishi logo on it if that helps (I know tubes come from various sources) but I can't find any other stickers or branding on the thing besides occasional japanese text.
I'm sorry if I'm asking obvious or stupid questions, but I bought the game sort of spur-of-the-moment, and I have no real experience with arcade machines. Any help is greatly appreciated
-Brit
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