@twistedsymphony looks like the same ones, from the e29 parts list. same product numbers: https://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/Taito_Egret_29
Replaced this one, and one other one. All the rest tested good. Same results. :/This one!
Very helpful post, thanks! I decided to give this a try on the coin box area of my E2 today.I hit the yellow spots on the Egret II with acetone too. Here are some pics:
Tools of the trade:
- The 100% pure acetone sold at Walmart for $2.48 a bottle
- Some left over napkins from some fried chicken joint
This stuff is pretty caustic and I have seen it melt plastic. Don't apply directly to the cab. Use some sort of applicator and keep it localized to the area you are attacking. Once off, make sure you remove any residue as it will keep active until it is removed. I used a sponge and dish soap to scrub the spot. Napkins to remove the soap.
Not mine, I'm afraid.Thats some top tier crating there @rewrite
After trying three different fluorescent bulbs and a replacement starter, I finally gave up on my original ballast. It's too warped/loose and impossible to get the pins to seat right on both sides.
My LED lamp seems to be fine with the 100v step down. I screwed the old brackets right into the case, and added some bolts to the inside. Seems stable. Very happy with it! $15 on sale at home depot. (Don't mind the tape on the sides of the marquee...)
Right on, I'm thinking of sending one of the Chinese MS2931 flybacks along with my PB7534 back to Sharp and see if they can give it a shot. I don't know much about the specifics of flyback design, but given that the MS2930/MS29311 is a drop in replacement chassis for the same tube and yoke, I would guess that the flyback is probably pretty similar.No they couldn’t. But they expressed a lot of interest in hanging onto the chassis as long as they could. They really wanted to find a suitable replacement.
Will await your findings with the Chinese MS2931 FB's and the PB7534 then.Right on, I'm thinking of sending one of the Chinese MS2931 flybacks along with my PB7534 back to Sharp and see if they can give it a shot. I don't know much about the specifics of flyback design, but given that the MS2930/MS29311 is a drop in replacement chassis for the same tube and yoke, I would guess that the flyback is probably pretty similar.
Got a dead MS2931 I will also send them and they can put it in that instead otherwise.
Resistor found and replaced. Then replaced 2 HOTs.On another subject, @rewrite, what is the status of your Domy Theater chassis? Still stuck on sourcing that resistor?
Sounds good, may take some time but I'll post back here with how it goes.Will await your findings with the Chinese MS2931 FB's and the PB7534 then.Right on, I'm thinking of sending one of the Chinese MS2931 flybacks along with my PB7534 back to Sharp and see if they can give it a shot. I don't know much about the specifics of flyback design, but given that the MS2930/MS29311 is a drop in replacement chassis for the same tube and yoke, I would guess that the flyback is probably pretty similar.
Got a dead MS2931 I will also send them and they can put it in that instead otherwise.
We might be needing 5 of them here in Montreal. It would be very cool to build a partial reference file with all the IC's location (Q123 for ex), capacitor specs (bipolar? low esr?), manufacturer part number and description listed.A replacement flyback for the Windy 2 PB7534 chassis has already been found. They're being soak tested at he moment.
Grant was sent three, two dead and one within an inch of it's life. He managed to source a suitable replacement before the third died.