Recent content by Bad_Hambre

Put me in for one coach!

When you do it lot of times, it does get much easier, but it is still a pain to take everything apart, replace a few components, put it back together to test, take it apart again and repeat.

Good luck! And luckily, there is not a lot of screws to keep track which does make this a bit easier to tear apart and put together. But that's where all the positives end when it comes to servicing this bad boy.

This is all great stuff and will be super helpful even if I think I have replaced most these components.

I would like to see those reference pics!

Update: Replaced D1-D4 toady, still got nothing on g2 voltage. So far i've replaced the cap kit, many major resistors (all related ones), 1-10 transistors, and diodes 1-4. Only things left to check is the tube (doesnt look damaged), transformer, and some of the chips.

Gotcha. I dont think I read 0 when all the way off which is why i was questioning the resistance range. All the way open should be 50k with the 10% tolerance. But closed should be 0.

-Quick update: Messed around with the G2 knobs. Verified they are the controls for G2 red/green/blue (R49/R50/R51). Measured all of them and they all read low at first, but got close to 50k ohm once I turned the knobs all the way clockwise. Might just check solder joints all over again just to...

Update log: Still no luck. I replaced transistors Q1-Q10. One thing to note, D1-D7 are labeled as 2n5550 on the diagram and D8-D10 are PN3643. But checking the Q10 transistor, it was a 2n5550. So I replaced Q10 with the 2n5550 upgraded part from arcade parts and repair. I also replaced R41/R40...

I have picked this bad boy up, with the intent to test all my monitors and to use it on any new sets I might get. Started off with just testing my 19" inch CR31 tube I was using as a donor along with a WG K7000 chassis. Anyways, I was able to set both HTR voltage and G1 voltage, but ran into...

The real tricky part is reassembling everything back correctly. Like others have suggested, get yourself a a nice Japanese screw driver. Like this one... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TG8OTY?ref=product_details&th=1 Impact driver can help but not what i would call necessary. But they can make...

I think so. The crack is gone and it feels well reinforced in those areas. I was looking through Craigslist ads and ended up finding a guy that does it as a business. It took me a while to set up and arrange but he came thru. But yeah, I am certain that it will not be cracking in that area again.

I ended up paying a guy to repair the crack for me. I just had too many questions and did not want to jump head into this. I'm still satisfied with the results, but much less cooler than what you did.

Congrats for both you and the buyer! It was a beautiful cab!

Got mine on Friday! they look very nice. I will get the chance to use them soon! Thanks!