SkippyJoe777
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I have never had to work on a Vector monitor yet so I figured I would get some help on this before I tear into it!! I have a Star Wars Cockpit with a 25" Amplifone Monitor in it. The tube itself is an Ampliphone but it has a WG 6100 XY HV board, Deflection board, and neck board. I turned the machine on today and started to hear some crackling from the monitor and the vector lines on the monitor became very dim but the sound and menu screen with the three game choices came up so I know the Main boardset is good. I immediately turned the machine back off and turned it back on and the same thing happened. I do not want to turn the machine back on again as I do not want to cause further damage. I am very good with Raster monitors but have never had to troubleshoot a vector yet.
Should I re-cap the HV and Deflection boards first? What is a common failure point on these and what should be my first course of action for repair?? Any help would be appreciated! I noticed that arcadeshop.com has 3 different repair items for the 6100 XY monitors a monitor rebuild kit, an extra parts kit, and a Low Voltage power supply rebuild kit. What will I need exactly to repair this? Would it be in my best interest to try and get my hands on Amplifone HV board, Deflection board, & Neck board and convert it back to original or just repair the 6100 parts? Or am I completely off the mark here??
Should I re-cap the HV and Deflection boards first? What is a common failure point on these and what should be my first course of action for repair?? Any help would be appreciated! I noticed that arcadeshop.com has 3 different repair items for the 6100 XY monitors a monitor rebuild kit, an extra parts kit, and a Low Voltage power supply rebuild kit. What will I need exactly to repair this? Would it be in my best interest to try and get my hands on Amplifone HV board, Deflection board, & Neck board and convert it back to original or just repair the 6100 parts? Or am I completely off the mark here??

