Kortek monitor chassis repair (replace?)

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Kortek monitor chassis repair (replace?)

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Starting with link to neo-geo forums to get started.

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthrea ... &p=3882454

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Pictures of the chassis for people that can't see in the Neo-Geo forums

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Sorry for posting that 1 picture twice like that. Maybe someone can remove it.

So.. yeah the "blackness issue" is still my main issue here, but I came across this http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthrea ... 29-chassis today and I think that should take care of that flyback buzzing so I can at least play some more before tearing the thing completely down.

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This guy also had the "blackness" issue and fixed it. Sounds like his tube being worn out was the main issue.

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthrea ... 00-Monitor

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Spent an hour turning knobs. Looking much better. Apparently the color gain levels needed to be turned down a bit and the cutoffs turned up. Still some darkness issues, but now I see a lot more brown, yellow, and grayish-blue stuff.

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Some adjusting later, there are just obviously missing colors here and there, no longer how the gains and cutoffs are adjusted.

Finally located a capkit. The one mentioned in guides is no longer made, but this one matched and I ordered it late last week: http://www.ebay.com/itm/360785653235?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

The flyback is still buzzing off and on though.. and lately more on than off. I don't think the toothpick trick is going to cut it much longer, and would like to replace the flyback transformer. Now if I can just find the right one to order..

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