RE: Ms. Pac-Man Monitor (WG?) bends down on right side

 Tim,
 ****

   
  Yeah, you are correct, about the Price $$$ of possibly having someone
else
 do this, you may (at that point) be approaching the cost of a New
monitor, so
 it may be best to contact a friend (if you know someone whom can help
you out)
 or do this yourself.

  As for Discharging of the Monitor, well my understanding is that if
you
take an Insulated Screwdriver, which is connected to a Wire and a 1
Megohm
Resistor in-line, then connect this to a Groud (Monitor Frame) with the
Power Off(of course) then stick the Screwdriver, under the Scution Cup
on the Picture Tube, you should be able to bleed off the High Voltage.
However this will not discharge the Capacitors from the Circuit Board.

 With the Capacitors, if you power the monitor off for a while,
say an hour, or so, this should also discharge All of them, just fine,
as they typically (with exception to some High Uf/Voltage Caps)
do not hold enough of a charge to do anything to you.

  Hope this info helps you out....and good luck.....

 Arcadius...........

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rasterlist@vectorlist.org
[mailto:owner-rasterlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Tim Soderstrom
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:13 AM
To: rasterlist@vectorlist.org
Subject: Re: RASTER: Ms. Pac-Man Monitor (WG?) bends down on right side

That is kinda what I thought. I know the capkits are what most people
recommend for aging monitors anyway. Since this does involve removing
the PCB, you are right that I would rather have someone else do it or
perhaps show me how. Can standard TV repairman do this, or does anyone
know of someone in the San Antonio, TX area? I also happen to have a
vector monitor that needs a degauss but Ms. Pac-Man is the one I seem to
be playing much more often as of late. Of course, I guess at that point
that cost might approach the price of a new monitor, but thought I would
check just the same.

If I were to do this myself, would discharging the monitor from the
insulator cup also discharge the capacitors I need to replace?

Again thinks for the info and the assistance!

Tim

On Sep 7, 2006, at 12:22 AM, Jess Askey wrote:

> the curl definitely starts to show due to the caps, sometimes
> adjusting the horizontal hold a bit can straighten out the curl as
> well. I can't say doing a cap job is all that fun as the microscopic
> dust that the HV charge attracts is downright filthy.
> If you do take the monitor board out, follow the safety precautions
> and do all the caps in the kit as you don't want to be pulling that
> monitor PCB in and out reguarly. :-)
>
> Stempak Arcadius-ASTEMPA1 wrote:
>> Tim,
>> ****
>>
>>
>> Sounds like you may need a Capacitor Kit, which you can then use to
>> Replace existing Caps in your Monitor, which I suspect, (if
>> Original) may be some type of a Wells Gardner Monitor?
>>
>> Cap Kits can be purchased on the Internet from various places
>> although, if Monitors freak you out, then you may want to STOP and
>> have someone else, remove the Circuit Board from this Monitor then
>> Remove and Replace the existing Caps.
>>
>> Over time the Electrolyte in Caps tends to dry out and they loose
>> their ability to hold an Electrical Charge, thus the degredation
>> which you may see, as tearing or curving of the image on the screen.
>>
>>
>> *** Try the following URL for Capacitor Kits ***
>>
>> http://www.pinballmedic.net/parts/monitor_capacitor_kits.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Arcadius............
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-rasterlist@vectorlist.org
>> [mailto:owner-rasterlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Tim Soderstrom
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 11:15 PM
>> To: rasterlist@vectorlist.org
>> Subject: RASTER: Ms. Pac-Man Monitor (WG?) bends down on right side
>>
>> I just got a Ms. Pac-Man cabinet recently and while it is in the best

>> condition I have seen, it does have one small problem. On the very
>> right side of the screen, the screen curves downward. During gameplay

>> it is only slightly noticeable, but is evident during other portions
>> of the game. While not a huge deal, I was wondering if it was
>> repairable and if so, how one goes about doing that. The rest of the
>> screen, while it has some burn-in, looks great.
>>
>> Also, monitors freak me out :) Is there housing I can install so I
>> don't have to worry about electrocuting or killing myself when I need

>> to pull the main boards? Or how much should I worry? I mean, the tube

>> is just staring me in the face when I open up the back, and the
>> insulator cup is on the same side as the boards. The game came in
>> fully working condition but I do have a spare set of boards that I
>> want to test in the cab. I'd rather not do so without dying :)
>>
>> A URL with this stuff would be sufficient. I am sure it has been
>> asked before.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Tim
>>
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