Powering monitor without yoke
Just wondering if powering up a monitor without the yoke wires attached will damage the chassis.
The monitor in question is a KTM-F Kortek/Sharp Image 33'.
I got a game in that was 'working', with board issues. I powered it up to see what was going on, and nothing. I looked at the monitor and noticed the yoke was not connected to the chassis. I hooked it up, and still nothing.
I checked the power supply, and everything seems to be fine. I noticed a resistor by the flyback that looks like it fried/blew open. The solder on the underside is completely gone from one of the leads.
Haven't tried replacing it as of yet, since the cage is a pain in the ass to remove, and I don't feel like doing it tonight. I just wanted to see if having it powered up without the yoke could have caused this, and do you think anything else might have blown out with it?
Thanks.
Just wondering if powering up a monitor without the yoke wires attached will damage the chassis.
The monitor in question is a KTM-F Kortek/Sharp Image 33'.
I got a game in that was 'working', with board issues. I powered it up to see what was going on, and nothing. I looked at the monitor and noticed the yoke was not connected to the chassis. I hooked it up, and still nothing.
I checked the power supply, and everything seems to be fine. I noticed a resistor by the flyback that looks like it fried/blew open. The solder on the underside is completely gone from one of the leads.
Haven't tried replacing it as of yet, since the cage is a pain in the ass to remove, and I don't feel like doing it tonight. I just wanted to see if having it powered up without the yoke could have caused this, and do you think anything else might have blown out with it?
Thanks.
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