Re: Space Duel monitor problems.

Ummm.. I had the monitor sent out so I assume the whole monitor was
capped, but I have to way of knowing..

I'll have to check the voltages if/when I can get to the back of the machine.

Thanks for the help

Chas

At 04:27 AM 7/11/2006, you wrote:
>Sounds like a HV problem - Did you recap that ? - If the HV is
>failing, the display will change in size, this *may* also have a
>knock on effect with the Z cutoff and cause the lines. Off the top
>of my head, you can check one of the output voltages from the HV
>unit (was it 90v or similar) and this should give you an idication
>of the state of the HV without having to use a probe.
>
>I totally rebuilt my Starwars HV unit with new caps (including the
>non-electrolytics) and semi's (modern equivalents when parts were
>not easily available) - pretty much everything apart from the
>resistors, transformer and the case transistors. Its really sweet
>now - Just need to get one of Clays display correctors if/when he
>makes some more !!
>
>The deflection board had a few new parts, but nothing quiter so drastic !!
>
>Regards, Colin
>
>Chas Gantz <corvair@comcast.net> wrote:
>Someone had replied to me, but their was nothing in the body of the message.
>
>My monitor was capped about 2 years ago. I've maybe played 20 games
>on it total since then. It seldom gets turned on.
>
>Any ways, I turned it on, and within 10-15 minutes I started to see
>the vector lines going to the center of the screen, and also
>everything on the screen started to get larger. I quickly shut it off
>and I turned it back on after a while and everything is still large
>and I still see the vector lines.
>
>In the past I have left it on for 30 minutes or so w/o any problems.
>
>Is this the case of a "cheap cap kit"????
>
>Any ideas on what went bad??
>
>Thanks in advance once again
>
>Chas
>
>
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