i know that there are companies now making repro cabs.  might be worth a shot looking into one of those

well you can get a new bulb or just a new light kit.  cheap bulbs from a no name brand are cheap for a reason.  I have a friend that works at a lighting shop.  they test the bulbs for you so you can see that it works.  also on a side note, every box store has the black lights labelled wrong.  99% of them are black light blue  (the blue tube).  a true black light has a white tube. 


best of luck on the light.

last pod cast they scored a vat of it.  they are keeping all and not sharing

look on the chassis or the back of the neck board.  sometimes is it there.  your pics didnt show any of that info.  with the chassis  you would be able to search for the right schematic to find out the test point for the b+ and for the correct cap kit if needed.

hi all

looking for a coin door.  the style that is on an asteroids.  not the owl eyes style.  doesnt need to have the coin mech.  just the door. PM me if you have one.

thanks

hi all

just got my first pin (tales from the crypt) and i need a pinball machine cover.   i dont have a lot of control of the light and i want to protect the artwork from the sun.  and living in FL the sun is a pure beast.  if you have suggestions or links to products i would greatly appreciate it.

thanks

i think the tech replaced the entire board, but i will email him to see if it was a specific part that went bad or he just swapped it out.

so couldnt figure it out.  took it to a local repairman.  it was the xy deflection board. 

great man!  i really dig that game way more than the reg asteroids.  I was just amazed how they came up with that in 79/80      the 3d, mirror and blacklight.  what a great combo. my mirror was so dirty that the only way i could clean it was to wash the glass in the tub.   

great find.  i scored one myself  in the process of fixing some water damage on mine.  will probably go as far as using laminate on it.  there are 2 kinds of black lights.  what you see in walmart and lowes are labeled incorrectly.  those are technically called black light blue.  the bulb itself is blue.  it has much less visible light that you can see.  A true blacklight bulb looks white like your typical florescent bulbs.  it still emits the UV light but also has more visible light.  I had to go to a light bulb store to get a real black light.  online is horrible to try and find that bulb.  You should see what type of bulb you have.  using a real black light will give the game a cooler look to me.  instead of it just glowing u can see more of the background plus the glow.

later

here is  a link to the photo of the gear

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pj4pok13ucedd9b/20140326_200809%5B1%5D.jpg

John with your monitor success, have you have adjusted the x or y amplication pots.  is there a reason why there are 2 pots for each?

any one have an idea where to score one?  when i pulled one steering box out, the gear was replaced with a round peace of flip flop material. 

thanks

well i cleaned the brightness and contrast pots and re adjusted them.  still no luck.  i wonder if it is the Y amplification.  has anyone ever adjusted this on this type of monitor.  i tried to adjust but they were siliconed (lack of a better word) in place.

thanks

this is the monitors:
Electrohome G05-801


i can only tell that with the score.  he says that he tweaks the pot for it and it comes back.  i will try and clean the pot this week for him.