FuturePrimitive
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Taito Lunar Rescue Cocktail TOEI monitor screen horizontal slide to overlap
*Sigh*
I was pretty disappointed to see this after moving one of my "grails" home recently. Of course, the monitor looked fine before we moved it. We even padded it up really nicely in our Ranger!
(I don't know the code to post images on the forum without doing it through an attachment, so the photos will be at the bottom)
At first, the game seems to play fine for a time between 10-30 minutes, with a little bow or warp here and there, but then it gets weird.
The little TOEI monitor in my Lunar Rescue has a couple of issues: a slightly bowed display, some display warping when the game changes screens, and horizontal display sliding to the point that it overlaps like playing Asteroids. From the Player 1 side, I believe it slides to the left.
It appears that the game itself runs smoothly. Unfortunately, the monitor is faltering. Does anyone know if this can be fixed? I've heard that some parts in these monitors are extremely difficult to replace. Also, I can't find a monitor manual or schematic ANYWHERE!
(Just as a Plan B) If the monitor can't be repaired, is there another CRT alternative? Maybe another cocktail monitor of a more popular brand? A monitor from a mini cabinet? A Sony PVM? I'm also not sure if it's a 13" or a 14".
If anyone could point me in the right direction on this, it would be much appreciated. I don't have any experience working on monitors, so I'm hoping that even a dummy like me can do it. I really love this game and plan on keeping it even if it ends up a big pretty paperweight for a while, but I want to learn how to work on my games as well!
Thanks to anyone that can help. Here's how the game starts up...
*Sigh*
I was pretty disappointed to see this after moving one of my "grails" home recently. Of course, the monitor looked fine before we moved it. We even padded it up really nicely in our Ranger!
(I don't know the code to post images on the forum without doing it through an attachment, so the photos will be at the bottom)
At first, the game seems to play fine for a time between 10-30 minutes, with a little bow or warp here and there, but then it gets weird.
The little TOEI monitor in my Lunar Rescue has a couple of issues: a slightly bowed display, some display warping when the game changes screens, and horizontal display sliding to the point that it overlaps like playing Asteroids. From the Player 1 side, I believe it slides to the left.
It appears that the game itself runs smoothly. Unfortunately, the monitor is faltering. Does anyone know if this can be fixed? I've heard that some parts in these monitors are extremely difficult to replace. Also, I can't find a monitor manual or schematic ANYWHERE!
(Just as a Plan B) If the monitor can't be repaired, is there another CRT alternative? Maybe another cocktail monitor of a more popular brand? A monitor from a mini cabinet? A Sony PVM? I'm also not sure if it's a 13" or a 14".
If anyone could point me in the right direction on this, it would be much appreciated. I don't have any experience working on monitors, so I'm hoping that even a dummy like me can do it. I really love this game and plan on keeping it even if it ends up a big pretty paperweight for a while, but I want to learn how to work on my games as well!
Thanks to anyone that can help. Here's how the game starts up...