BuddyC
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And of course every CRT monitor looked crisp as fuck! Gorgeous tubes!
Today I worked on lots o’ cabs! (The CRT porn thread)
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And of course every CRT monitor looked crisp as fuck! Gorgeous tubes!
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BuddyC
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Yeay! New arcade project!
After a fantastic trip to Nem’s arcade in Helsinki, I was seriously craving a new project so I jumped on this opportunity. Without a doubt the best looking Vewlix in my opinion. The Diamond Blue
Cab got delivered ridiculously fast and looked quite decent upon delivery. From past experiences, I wasn’t looking forward to cleaning it up…. Lots of spots on the Vewlix to hide lots of nasty shit…. Dishwasher gloves FTW!
Was delivered with a Taito Fast IO and original monitor.
Detaching the side panels revealed lot’s of “snacks” This cab has seen some shit!
Let the cleaning commence!
Yum…
Monitor also needed some care… Crazy amounts of “pubes”.
No point in keeping this dirty fucker…Probably needs a exorcism. Begone foul demon!
After a fantastic trip to Nem’s arcade in Helsinki, I was seriously craving a new project so I jumped on this opportunity. Without a doubt the best looking Vewlix in my opinion. The Diamond Blue
Cab got delivered ridiculously fast and looked quite decent upon delivery. From past experiences, I wasn’t looking forward to cleaning it up…. Lots of spots on the Vewlix to hide lots of nasty shit…. Dishwasher gloves FTW!
Was delivered with a Taito Fast IO and original monitor.
Detaching the side panels revealed lot’s of “snacks” This cab has seen some shit!
Let the cleaning commence!
Yum…
Monitor also needed some care… Crazy amounts of “pubes”.
No point in keeping this dirty fucker…Probably needs a exorcism. Begone foul demon!
BuddyC
Enlightened
After cleaning for a couple of hours, cab was a lot more sanitary. Looking snazzy!
Brand new Noctua fans installed. Nice and clean!
Begone you loud bastard!
Monitor was surprisingly clean inside. Just needed to remove 20 pounds of old pubic hair and clean the glass.
After putting it all back together, it was ready (and clean enough) to come home to the apartment.
To be continued…
Brand new Noctua fans installed. Nice and clean!
Begone you loud bastard!
Monitor was surprisingly clean inside. Just needed to remove 20 pounds of old pubic hair and clean the glass.
After putting it all back together, it was ready (and clean enough) to come home to the apartment.
To be continued…
BuddyC
Enlightened
All clean and in its new place back home. A proper new panel from @alberto1225 will make it look smashing!
Since I don’t have anything that supports Fast I/O, I bought a new Exa arcadia I/O
Worked great with my Exa Arcadia, but didn’t work with Tatio X2 multi or my original Desthsmiles 2…. Really annoying….
Luckily it was just a firmware issue, and after getting some tech support from a good friend and updating to version 1.3.1, everything is working great!
Daughter approves
Since I don’t have anything that supports Fast I/O, I bought a new Exa arcadia I/O
Worked great with my Exa Arcadia, but didn’t work with Tatio X2 multi or my original Desthsmiles 2…. Really annoying….
Luckily it was just a firmware issue, and after getting some tech support from a good friend and updating to version 1.3.1, everything is working great!
Daughter approves
BuddyC
Enlightened
Got my brand new, drop in replacement monitor from Arcooda today. Big fucking box!
Really good packaging!
And looks great!
Came with some extra snacks
And most importantly.. It works!
Installing was easy as fuck. Remove old monitor. Replace with new. Had to do some minor cable management to fit the new remote board where the old one was, but pretty straightforward.
All installed and ready to rock! Screen looks damn good! Fast and responsive with great colors! Celebrating with Akai Katana EXA label seemed like a good idea…
But looks like my EXA needs service again…. Fuck…. Error fucking 36 fuck a duck..
Really good packaging!
And looks great!
Came with some extra snacks
And most importantly.. It works!
Installing was easy as fuck. Remove old monitor. Replace with new. Had to do some minor cable management to fit the new remote board where the old one was, but pretty straightforward.
All installed and ready to rock! Screen looks damn good! Fast and responsive with great colors! Celebrating with Akai Katana EXA label seemed like a good idea…
But looks like my EXA needs service again…. Fuck…. Error fucking 36 fuck a duck..
BuddyC
Enlightened
Nothing else to do than put Deathsmiles 2 back in. Feels so much better than the original monitor. Huge improvement! Daughter approves again.
And as a bonus… Old monitor fits perfectly in that lovely shipping box from Arcooda. Safe as fuck for storage! Good times
And as a bonus… Old monitor fits perfectly in that lovely shipping box from Arcooda. Safe as fuck for storage! Good times
zionfarm
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Loving this thread brother amazing work with such precision. I am going to take you up on that FaceTime service you mentioned. I have a MS-2932 chassis matted with a MS9 Hitachi tube that I put together. Just can't get it looking perfect.
BuddyC
Enlightened
This one has been on hold for way too long….
But I’m back on the arcade-crack! Finally some spare free time!
A couple of years ago I read and old article about TV manufacturer Grundig making some great shit back in the late nineties. Their top models even had the best tubes straight from Toshiba.
And what do you know… This bad boy popped up on Norwegian “craigs list” soon after.
The lovely Grundig ST72-760/8
Or what I call it… The MEGATRON
It’s been living down in my basement for way too long, but now I had finally the time to make something awesome with it.
Opened this bad boy up and found a gorgeous Toshiba A68KZN696X01 tube inside
Party-time!
Hooked it up to my rejuvinator and got some truly excellent readings. This tube was basically brand new!
On the gween!! (Silly Turf masters reference … cough)
No need to do anything with it. Great readings, great emissions, excellent life expectancy and perfect tracking. Niice!
I got a Nanao MS-2931 chassis + yoke a good while ago. Never got around to the test it, but gave it a good recap and general TLC.
Reading all the horror stories that this chassis can really fuck my beautiful tube up, I nervously hooked everything up and powered on…. With my fire extinguisher nearby just in case…..
Rock solid image and nothing blew up… Great success!
Needs a full yoke setup with purity, dynamic convergence etc etc, but that just fun!
But I’m back on the arcade-crack! Finally some spare free time!
A couple of years ago I read and old article about TV manufacturer Grundig making some great shit back in the late nineties. Their top models even had the best tubes straight from Toshiba.
And what do you know… This bad boy popped up on Norwegian “craigs list” soon after.
The lovely Grundig ST72-760/8
Or what I call it… The MEGATRON
It’s been living down in my basement for way too long, but now I had finally the time to make something awesome with it.
Opened this bad boy up and found a gorgeous Toshiba A68KZN696X01 tube inside
Party-time!
Hooked it up to my rejuvinator and got some truly excellent readings. This tube was basically brand new!
On the gween!! (Silly Turf masters reference … cough)
No need to do anything with it. Great readings, great emissions, excellent life expectancy and perfect tracking. Niice!
I got a Nanao MS-2931 chassis + yoke a good while ago. Never got around to the test it, but gave it a good recap and general TLC.
Reading all the horror stories that this chassis can really fuck my beautiful tube up, I nervously hooked everything up and powered on…. With my fire extinguisher nearby just in case…..
Rock solid image and nothing blew up… Great success!
Needs a full yoke setup with purity, dynamic convergence etc etc, but that just fun!
BuddyC
Enlightened
Since I have done a couple of yoke swaps, everything just went super smooth this time. Getting good purity and convergence takes time, but get easier the more you do it. Didn’t take to long before I got some pretty decent results.
I decided to just go with the flow and removed the tube from the original case and put it in a spare MS8 metal cage.
Pretty decent convergence if I may say so myself
Pretty nice staring point. 240-P girl looking smashing!
I decided to just go with the flow and removed the tube from the original case and put it in a spare MS8 metal cage.
Pretty decent convergence if I may say so myself
Pretty nice staring point. 240-P girl looking smashing!
BuddyC
Enlightened
Last on the to do list was this little fucker
Nanao used different heater resistors based on what kind of tube the chassis was paired with. Thanks to the almighty CRT master @nem, I found info that my tube would need a 2,2 ohm flame proof resistor. The one installed was a 4 ohm and made the picture a little to dark and colors a bit dull.
Found a spare resistor on a old MS8 chassis and swapped it in. And damn… correct heater voltage makes a world of difference…..
Picture is stunning…. Bright and vibrant and super crisp! Probably the best tube I own…
Dude in the background…. Scanlines baby!
Nanao used different heater resistors based on what kind of tube the chassis was paired with. Thanks to the almighty CRT master @nem, I found info that my tube would need a 2,2 ohm flame proof resistor. The one installed was a 4 ohm and made the picture a little to dark and colors a bit dull.
Found a spare resistor on a old MS8 chassis and swapped it in. And damn… correct heater voltage makes a world of difference…..
Picture is stunning…. Bright and vibrant and super crisp! Probably the best tube I own…
Dude in the background…. Scanlines baby!
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BuddyC
Enlightened
May I present…. The Tri-Astro City!
Tri- sync Nanao MS-2931 with Tosh-tube inside my favorite looking cabinet
Damn sexy…
Original Deathsmiles 2 arcade PC to test 31khz. Works and looks great!
Now I just need to make a new marquee… Who can assist me with a good marquee with custom design?
Let me know
Tri- sync Nanao MS-2931 with Tosh-tube inside my favorite looking cabinet
Damn sexy…
Original Deathsmiles 2 arcade PC to test 31khz. Works and looks great!
Now I just need to make a new marquee… Who can assist me with a good marquee with custom design?
Let me know
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zionfarm
Professional
Dam bro what a great turn around.
zionfarm
Professional
Getting my Windy II back together after a good spring bath. Waiting on the glue to settle before I put the frame back on.
BuddyC
Enlightened
Windy 2 is a gorgeous cab!
zionfarm
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BuddyC
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