Holy Sh*t

Posted by Andy Desak on 24, 2001 at 7:49 PM:

Wow....that woke me up.
I am sure most of you have read the warnings about the voltage on arcade monitors.....heed it wisely! I was just playing Kung Fu Master (I have the original) when all of a sudden the colors got screwy....I think I lost the blue. Although I have built many cabinets and control panels I dont really know anything about troubleshooting monitors.....so guess who got HIT!!? I have been doing electric work for about 15 years now and that was one of the worst shots I ever took. Damn, I even knocked my beer over!!!

So, anyone know anything about monitors....what my problem could be???

-Andy

Follow Ups:

• Monitor Troubleshooting Scotto 3/26/2001 (1)
  • Re: Monitor Troubleshooting Andy Desak 3/26/2001 (0)
• Beer + Electricity = Free Hair Perm. ;-) Rocket2600 3/25/2001 (0)
• I wonder why they call the transformer that generates the high voltage a "flyback transformer'? :o) (NT) Just Michael 3/25/2001 (2)
  • I thought it referred to the way you fly back after the jolt (NT) RoarCade 3/26/2001 (0)
  • When the transistor turns off the beam flybacks to the left side using a free 1/2 sine wave. Ron Michallick 3/26/2001 (0)
• Not The BEER! planetjay 3/25/2001 (0)
• First thing to check are the wires from the pcb to the monitor...give them a jiggle... (NT) Mr Arcade 3/25/2001 (0)
• More importantly, I hope it was cheap beer! {nt} Tehrasha 3/25/2001 (0)
• um...you were well-grounded? :) bernard 3/24/2001 (1)
  • Re: um...you were well-grounded? :) Andy Desak 3/25/2001 (0)

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