Re: Asteroids problem

From: Christopher X. Candreva <chris_at_westnet.com>
Date: Mon Apr 07 2008 - 10:46:22 EDT

On Sat, 5 Apr 2008, bdoug123 wrote:

> My asteroids upright makes a tiny snapping sound every few seconds and draws a random zigzag on the screen.

Turn on the machine, turn off the lights, and look at the monitor inside the
cab.

It sounds like the high-voltage is arcing to the cabinet. Common places for
this to happen are the cup to the monitor itself, or the insulation around
the HV diode, especially if it has already been replaced.

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