If you socketed the board you'd still need to solder the sockets on. And the chips may be too tall to fit in the case at that point (I'm not sure, I don't have any in hand myself).
The flyback is new, though I'm not certain it's the correct one. Deflection board was recapped and all of the solder points were reflowed to make sure there weren't any issues. There's no burnt out parts or broken traces either.
I've got a Kortek KT-2502LF chassis, unknown 33" tube (the sticker is gone) that's only displaying in the lower left corner. So far I've replaced all of the caps, replaced the flyback, reflowed all of the solder points on the bottom and verified that there's no shorts or cut traces, I've...
I got into Neo Geo pretty hardcore about 6 years ago and recently got my first couple of proper cabinets. Since then the collection has been snowballing, and I've been getting into the scene deeper and deeper.
I also manufacture arcade sticks for the Neo Geo, PS4/PC/Xbox, and for Superguns...