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Arcade Repair Tips – Live Show - Episode 23 - Arcade Repair Tips — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:19:08 +0000

[…] Question from Bill that has a Big Buck Hunter where the screen is missing the color green which gives everything a red look.Checking A Monitor Tube (Arcade Repair Tips) – https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2011/03/23/checking-a-monitor-tube/ […]

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Arcade Repair Tips – Live Show - Episode 22 - Arcade Repair Tips — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:50:16 +0000

[…] Question from Greg who bought an Ultimate Tabletop arcade and is having problems with the screen turning green randomly while being played.Checking A Monitor Tube (Arcade Repair Tips) – https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2011/03/23/checking-a-monitor-tube/ […]

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Arcade Repair Tips – Live Show - Episode 21 - Arcade Repair Tips — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:46:00 +0000

[…] Question from Tom that has a Centipede game that is missing the color red on the screen.Checking A Monitor Tube (Arcade Repair Tips) – https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2011/03/23/checking-a-monitor-tube/ […]

By: R*B | My MAME Arcade

R*B | My MAME Arcade — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:52:59 +0000

[...] tonight I decided to see if it was the tube. I followed the instructions on Arcade Repair Tips to check the tube, and unfortunately when I grounded the green, nothing came up. Not a good sign. However, I did [...]

By: Jonathan Leung

Jonathan Leung — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:49:56 +0000

Mark,

I sent your question to our resident monitor repair guy Michael and here’s what he said:

Most likely he touched the G2 wire (focus) and probably shorted out the HV section. It may have just blew a fuse depending on the chassis. Tell him to check the main fuse, and if that is blown check the HOT. If the HOT checks bad, just replace it and the fuse. If the HOT is good then he may get by with just a new fuse. If the fuse checks good, then the HOT could still be bad with a small ohm resister open off the collector of the transistor. In that case, the resistor and the HOT will need to be replaced. That may be hard for him, depending on his experience because he will have to know the value of the resistor and the watt rating. Hope this helps.

Thank you for your question and good luck with your repair.

By: Mark DeRidder

Mark DeRidder — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:48:58 +0000

This is a very cool technique and was working very well for me until I touched the wrong silver dot on the back of that board and after a small electric pop the monitor turned off and won’t turn back on again. Did I blow a fuse or trip a reset? Any quick fix to bring the power back to the tube or is it shot now? Everything else is still working but no picture at all now. Need some help here.

Thanks,
Mark

By: TeeDohJackson

TeeDohJackson — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:07:38 +0000

Thank you for posting up all of these videos!! I watch them all just to know what to look out for, you guys are great!!

Bradley

Again, thank you!

By: Wes Benson

Wes Benson — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:32:35 +0000

I do not know anyone that has knowledge of Arcade monitors. Watching videos like this is the only way for me to learn this stuff.
Thanks for the helpful tips you guys rock