Re: VECTOR: SW monitor prob...
"Pinx" <[email protected]> Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:42:08 +0100
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The game had been playing fine for ages and just went, so i guessed it to be a monitor problem, maybe i should try them, i'll give it a go...... thanx to everyone for all the info.... Pinx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Loggans" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:37 PM Subject: Re: VECTOR: SW monitor prob... > Did you try adjusting the image size on the game > boards? > > Thanks, > -Chris > > --- Pinx <[email protected]> wrote: >> It is in focus, >> just a really large image so some of the image is >> off the screen.... >> >> >> Pinx >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thad Seeberger" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:15 PM >> Subject: Re: VECTOR: SW monitor prob... >> >> >> > Is the image focused? if its focused (DURING >> BLOOM) you have XY drive >> > problem. Check the focus block you could have >> something leaky make sure >> > there is no corona. When measuring the HV is it ok >> while blooming (loaded) >> > or with no drive. If its fluctuating there is a >> problem with the >> > regulator. If its bllooming because of HV drop you >> will loose focus also >> > since the focus is just a divider of the HV. Make >> sure there is no DC >> > offset on XY input. I havent been following this >> thread so you might have >> > already checked but I cant think of what else >> would make it bloom other >> > than a CRT with low emision, is the heater got >> 6.3V on it? and all the >> > connections good on the socket such as cathode, >> heater, focus etc. It >> > definately sounds like a regulation problem. I >> would buy the repacement HV >> > kit from arcadeshop. I've installed a few of them >> and I think they are >> > well worth it. >> > >> > Thad >> > >> > >> > Pinx wrote: >> > >> >> Right, >> >> now i am really baffled, not only have i >> re-capped it but now i have >> >> replaced the transistors at Q901, Q902, Q903, >> Q904 and replaced the >> >> Zeners at ZD900, ZD901, ZD902. I have also >> replaced the resistors at >> >> R912, R920, R922, R925. >> >> I put my HV probe in with the monitor switched >> on and set the HV to >> >> 19500V and still the image on the screen is >> massive !!! >> >> Starting to pull my hair out now (not that ive >> got much) any more idea's >> >> anyone ? Should the HV be measured with the game >> pcb unplugged ? >> >> Pinx >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Pinx <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Friday, April 01, 2005 7:36 PM >> >> *Subject:* VECTOR: SW monitor prob... >> >> >> >> Hi guys, >> >> just recently the WG in my SW has developed >> a problem where the >> >> image is massive, so you cant see it all on >> the screen. I have >> >> been told this is "blooming" and so i have >> just re-capped the HV >> >> section, but i still have the problem. Is >> there anything else on >> >> the HV board i should replace to cure this >> problem ? >> >> TIA >> >> Pinx >> >> >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > ** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at >> >> > http://www.vectorlist.org >> > ** Please direct other questions, comments, or >> problems to >> > [email protected] >> > >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at >> http://www.vectorlist.org >> ** Please direct other questions, comments, or >> problems to [email protected] >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at > http://www.vectorlist.org > ** Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to > [email protected] >