Hey Lippsman

Question

Find me on IM sometime, I have a Q about the monitor on this vid game.

The content is being squeezed into the right horizontal portion of the game and even using the controls to adjust it, no luck..still a right side bias with the horizontal control fully to the left.

I am a bit worried that it is a flaw on the board and maybe a slow end to the game working..

wallstreetcappers · Answer

Find me on IM sometime, I have a Q about the monitor on this vid game.

The content is being squeezed into the right horizontal portion of the game and even using the controls to adjust it, no luck..still a right side bias with the horizontal control fully to the left.

I am a bit worried that it is a flaw on the board and maybe a slow end to the game working..

Lippsman · Answer

Uh-oh, not a good sign. That does sound like a board problem

wallstreetcappers · Answer

Any diagnostic I can run or tweaking on the board?

I opened her up and the board is similar size to the ones we were looking at, so if I had to replace I could do it I guess.

Any ideas would be appreciated as usual.

Lippsman · Answer

This is a tough one without actually being able to test it. The thing is it&#x27;s possible if could be a flyback on the actual tube of the monitor also.  But it does sould more like your board could be going bad.&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;Something you can do is press down on all of the chips on the board to make sure they are making good connections.  Just take the board out of the machine.  Grounding yourself before you do it of course.  And press on all of the socketed chips and see if that makes any difference.  Has your warrenty period ran out yet?

wallstreetcappers · Answer

Lipps,Yeah I am sure that the warranty was less than a year and this has been out of production for longer than that.The board is actually surrounded by a metal bracket (housed in there) and the monitor is directly above it..so I would have an interesting time getting in there and getting this out and rememeber where everything went.

Lippsman · Answer

Yes, you would have to unscrew the bracket.  But you could just leave the board in there if you had to, depending on how much room you had in there.  Just make sure the have has been left off for a day.  Because if you happen to touch the coils or the back of that moniotor. You are going to feel a slight sting.  Like your hand/arm numb!!!! &#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;I have been bitten too many times doing that. I didn&#x27;t know if the guy that sold it to you gave you 6 months or so.

wallstreetcappers · Answer

Lippsman,90 days..I am sure he could come over and service it for a fee, which if it keeps going worse I will probably call him and ask for an opinion.Now I have it adjusted to left as possible and it has skewed things a bit..of course I told the wife and I shouldnt have, now she thinks I spent money for no cause and that the screen looks strange.

Lippsman · Answer

You should go ahead and give him a call. He will need to meter some voltages and nip this while it&#x27;s in the beggining stages.  Sometimes this can cause a chain reaction with other electronics in the machine that will just keep getting worse.

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