Star Wars WG6100 install

Zinfer

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So, I take it this isn't just something you can do yourself? Like, there has to be someone from the back holding the full weight of the monitor while someone from the front installs the bolts, and then the guy that's holding the monitor then has to screw on the nuts?
I don't know, maybe a wood frame comes off yet and allows you to just plop it down from the front...
First one I think I may actually need help with.
I have to back out a Frogger and Bank Panic and a Honda Gold Wing just to get access to the Star Wars front side to look at it. Damn it I need a larger workshop. And an arcade.
 
The 6100 should be in its own frame, you should be able to remove the whole monitor from the front. Just take off the plastic shroud, undo the mounting bolts, and slide it out the front.

Be careful, though, it's a VERY tight fit to clear the speaker grille up top - you will most likely rub against it while sliding out the monitor. These games weren't exactly designed for the 6100 to fit properly, so you may need to make some slight modifications to the 6100's frame to get it to slide in and out properly. On my 6100, the bottom lip of the frame on each side is hammered down a bit to allow me to 'tilt' the monitor more while inserting it and removing it.
 
Yeah, getting a 6100 in and out of SW upright is a pain! And it does come out the front.

I always take the neck board off and then have someone watch from the back to make sure I am not going to release the magic vacuum in the tube.
 
I'm actually putting one in. I think I need to remove the amplifone brackets that are already there. Perhaps someday I'll come across one.
So it goes in from the front eh?
I don't trust myself with how heavy one of those WG6100's can get especially while lowering it necktube first.
 
Yes, remove the amp brackets. Save them for an amp tube or sell them. The wooden frame is usually modded to allow the 6100 to fit easier. Basically they cut a deeper groove to allow it to slide in.
 
I'm glad I had help putting it in from a friend on the other side. Actually had to remove the Amp deflection board too as the frame wouldn't allow for the heat sink.
I'm thinking I may find a box and just save the brackets as someday I may come across an Amp.
 
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