Monitor Issues- Wavy Lines- Image is too wide

[Reid]

Hi- Tomorrow I am going to pick up my first game from an arcade near me. It is Gauntlet: Legends. I got it at $295 which makes me wonder why it is so cheap.

I played it today and the machines paint has very few scratches and the controll panel had a little ware.

I have a question about the monitor before I buy it. The edges of the display are cut off about 1 to 2 inches.

ie.

uantlet Legend

Then close to the bottom of the monitor- the pixels get squiggly

i.e. If these were verticle pixel lines

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Can those monitor problems be easily fixed?

Also, is there anything else I need to look out for/ask about before I buy it?

Thankyou Arcade guys!

[98PaceCar]

Are you sure they don't mean $1295? That seems more in line for a Gauntlet Legends machine, but stranger things have happened.

Most likely, the monitor just needs a cap kit. If you don't know what that means, find a pro to do it for you and DON'T attempt it yourself. It's not hard to do, but you can get a nasty shock if you don't do it right.

Besides that, I'd take every GL machine I could get my hands on for $295, so I'd say you did damn good!

[Reid]

Yes 295- and its only a 30 min dirve lol-

I have read about the cap kit- and it seems dangerous lol
I can do hardware work(I legally mod xbox and such) but I am scared about the wire think that has 30k volts( I see the guide on http://alsarcade.com/

The only thing is- I doubt there are any pros in MS- :P[/url]

[Hammy]

the monitor just needs a tweak. all of the controls are on the remote board.

[Reid]

Lol- I dont even know where that is. Is it behind the coin door? Or is it in back?

I since I bought it, what are some 'rules' for keeping it?

Like, should I not keep it on too long, or should I not keep it off too long.

Should I use the power switch to turn it on/off?

Thanks for your help guys

[Hammy]

the adjustment card should be on the back of the monitor chassis. try adjusting the freq. slightly, or it may be dust on the pot, turn it off and turn it bolth ways quite a bit and then set it up again.

then again, it may not be the adjustment card, but it's the first place to check.

[Reid]

Thanks Hammy- I will try it, and if I dont get fried I will post back a result

[Reid]

All controlls work excespt the horizontal size one. :/

Could it be the wire? or the wire's connection to the monitor board? Or could it be my controll thing?

[Reid]

Here is a pic-

[Arcade Antics]

Here is a pic-

If the problem is that the pot in the image is bad, you can just replace it, quick fix if you're handy with a soldering iron. I'm not sure how that pot board is attached to the rest of the cab/monitor though -- don't do anything just yet. Better safe than sorry, especially if you're going to need to discharge the monitor first.

[Reid]

that thing was just screwed in in the coin door area- that is my actual one- I just removedit easily

[Peale]

...don't do anything just yet. Better safe than sorry, especially if you're going to need to discharge the monitor first.

If you discharge a monitor tube just to resolder a pot on a satellite board, I suggest attending Randy Fromm's Arcade School.

[Reid]

Lol- I have no idea what to do- but I can learn if I know what to do-

[Hammy]

what you need to do is desolder said pot, get one the same value, and solder it on.

easy you just need the gear!

[Arcade Antics]

...don't do anything just yet. Better safe than sorry, especially if you're going to need to discharge the monitor first.

If you discharge a monitor tube just to resolder a pot on a satellite board, I suggest attending Randy Fromm's Arcade School.

Righty-o. I wasn't sure of the location of the board in question, that's why I worded it that way. All the pot boards I've worked on have been attached to the monitor chassis in some way and I've had to disassemble the whole 9 yards to get at it, which includes the ol' monitor discharge.

[Reid]

Ok-

What is the pot?

Where is one located on a Gauntlet: Legends machine?


Thanks for the help again guys!

[dave2236]

pot is short for potentiometer, its the turney dial thing that you need to replace.

[Arcade Antics]

Ok-

What is the pot?

Where is one located on a Gauntlet: Legends machine?


Thanks for the help again guys!

The pot that you need to replace is the one in the picture that you wrote "won't work" on in red.

[Reid]

Lol thanks

I am going to upload a gallery of pictures if anyone needs to see them.

[Reid]

Here is the gallery

http://www.imagefap.com/gallery.php?gid=222074