Green monitor (but not all the time)

[AlonzoRamon]

Hey guys,

Transferred a monitor from one location to another and now the screen is turning green on me. However, when I move it, or maybe to the side of the game the screen goes back in to color.

Is there a permit fix to this? Or should I be looking into getting a new monitor or chassis?

Thanks!

 

[JoeAwesome]

Degauss it, first. If that fails, you’ll want to work on the monitor’s magnets.

 

[everten]

The is sounds like loose RGB connections, either wires or solder joints. See if moving the video cables going to chassis or to neck board has any effect.

 

[Hatsune Mike]

Check for cold solder joints on the bias pots on the monitor chassis especially if it has never been serviced

 

[rewrite]

Hey guys,

Transferred a monitor from one location to another and now the screen is turning green on me. However, when I move it, or maybe to the side of the game the screen goes back in to color.

Is there a permit fix to this? Or should I be looking into getting a new monitor or chassis?

Thanks!

A picture would really aid a ton in knowing how to help. Depending on what sort of green you're talking any of the above could be the cause.

Full screen green - cold solder joints/bias pots/transistor.

Wonky green stuff and weird colors - degauss.

 

[AlonzoRamon]

A picture would really aid a ton in knowing how to help. Depending on what sort of green you're talking any of the above could be the cause.

Full screen green - cold solder joints/bias pots/transistor.

Wonky green stuff and weird colors - degauss.

Full screen screen.
Sorry about not having pictures. I took videos and didn't know the forum doesn't take pictures. I will do screen shoots if i need to but i dont think a picture does justice to what is going on.

I degaussed the screen just before it casue the corners we discolored and it cleared that up. However once i started to roll it in to place the screen kept switching to full green here and there. Once i got it into place it acted fine, but there has to be a more permanent fix. I feel like this will happen again.

 

[advans14]

yup cold solder joint and/or loose connection

 

[Hatsune Mike]

It is going to be something like this:

You might as well reflow all of the pots. I wrote up some of what I typically do for any monitor in hand.

 

[AlonzoRamon]

It is going to be something like this:

You might as well reflow all of the pots. I wrote up some of what I typically do for any monitor in hand.

Thanks for this. I’ll be sure to give this a read and get this fixed asap. No reports on the game acting up yet so for now I’m in the clear.