CRT Arcade Monitor

Optimus Prime · 22-06-2012 03:15PM #1

Hey, wheres the best place to buy an arcade monitor? from the UK somewhere? Im guessing contact mitch is probably the best answer!

any ideas how much it would cost?

Andrew76 · 22-06-2012 03:26PM

Yeah you could try mitch. There's a chap on AO called Jeff that you could try also - get hold of his number and ring him if you can (don't have it myself). Sometimes he can be rubbish at returning emails/PMs etc, mad busy it seems rather than ignoring you. AO profile, his website.

Wasn't

on here selling is old E3 CRT aswell? 29" jobbie.

Steve X2 · 22-06-2012 03:51PM

Andrew76 wrote: »

Yeah you could try mitch. There's a chap on AO called Jeff that you could try also - get hold of his number and ring him if you can (don't have it myself). Sometimes he can be rubbish at returning emails/PMs etc, mad busy it seems rather than ignoring you. AO profile, his website.

Wasn't on here selling is old E3 CRT aswell? 29" jobbie.

Tis gone to a new home now(along with a chassis). Just recently in fact after months of being up for trade/sale.

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CathalDublin · 22-06-2012 05:59PM

I bought mine directly from hantarex http://www.hantarex.com/CRT_Monitors.html

purplec · 22-06-2012 10:09PM

What size and res are you looking for and is burn a problem

Optimus Prime · 22-06-2012 11:01PM

ill know size and res probably tomorrow.

Myrddin · 23-06-2012 10:07AM

keithgeo wrote: »

ill know size and res probably tomorrow.

25" 15Khz & your winning Keith

Optimus Prime · 23-06-2012 09:29PM

I picked up the cab today ( see the post here when you get something new thread) not sure of the screen size yet i havent measured it. it doesnt work though and now comes the, what should i try with blowing myself up questions.

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 09:04AM

I took off the glass front and bezel and the monitor seems to be 25inches from corner to corner.

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 09:13AM

keithgeo wrote: »

I took off the glass front and bezel and the monitor seems to be 25inches from corner to corner.

Yep, thought as much form the pics in the other thread. Can you take the back cover off the cab now & identify the make model? You don't have to touch anything & won't get fried so don't worry

[yet]

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 09:19AM

Haha im uploading some photos now. it says hantarex all over it.

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 09:29AM

Heres some photos, these are high res so didnt embed

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Myrddin · 24-06-2012 09:36AM

Is that a Polo 2? Does it say on the neckboard sticker anything about Polo?

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 09:40AM

Dont see polo2 anywhere, it does say the model is mtc 9000

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 09:42AM

Yep it's an MTC 9000 chassis so

Look here, has to be googled cached though so don't click any links in it - http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Iez0CiiVOowJ:www.coin.demon.co.uk/monitor.htm+hantarex+mtc+9000&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ie

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 09:44AM

From the article linked above:

MTC9000. This is the chassis covered by repair guide article. It will run 14", 16" and 20" tubes. Looking from the back, to the left just behind the video input is a slide switch. There is the small removable control PCB in the centre containing 6 controls. The large heatsink round the LOPT has TR15 (BU508A), IC1 (TDA1670A), TR17 (BDX53A) mounted on the left and the large power resistor on the right.

Perhaps thats not the right chassis for the monitor in the cab?

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 09:48AM

yep i just read that now. think ill just look for a new monitor haha. theres no way im doing that discharge thing and i wouldnt have a clue where to start with any of the stuff on that page unfortunatly. I was hoping for an easy fix like, the plug fell out haha.

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 09:54AM

keithgeo wrote: »

yep i just read that now. think ill just look for a new monitor haha. theres no way im doing that discharge thing and i wouldnt have a clue where to start with any of the stuff on that page unfortunatly. I was hoping for an easy fix like, the plug fell out haha.

The chassis looks fairly old & weathered, probably safer to pick up a new one. Just pick up a chassis thats compatible with the size of screen you have & you can change them out very quickly

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 09:58AM

The guy said it was runnning for years, im starting to doubt my screen measurement. do i measure the entire crt or just the grey part of the screen. maybe its only 20inch...

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 10:00AM

Only the glass part, looks like 22" from the pic there but I can't be sure about your starting position. Measure from one corner of the glass to the next..

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 10:05AM

From glass corner to glass corner its 25inchs alright. the chassis, to replace that do i need to discharge the monitor? I was thinking id need a whole new screen, everything..

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 10:08AM

keithgeo wrote: »

From glass corner to glass corner its 25inchs alright. the chassis, to replace that do i need to discharge the monitor? I was thinking id need a whole new screen, everything..

Is there a glass cover though in front of your screen? Or is some of the back area glass too? I'd measure from visible screen corners, so the grey bit really.

Yeah to remove the chassis you need to discharge it, once you take the proper precautions it's very easy to do though I wouldn't worry about it.

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 10:11AM

Theres a black border around the screen, around the grey thats glass too. like the entire screen is 25inchs all glass, the grey bit though starts in a bit and thats 23inchs corner to corner. so there is a one inch border of black glass all the way around

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 10:12AM

I just found a manual and a brand new flip ashtray in the coin door part.

Myrddin · 24-06-2012 10:13AM

Does it say in the manual what size the screen is? I'm nearly sure the grey bit on my screen measures 25" but I could be wrong.

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 10:15AM

the manual seems to be for the power supply nothing in it about the monitor unfortunatly.

o1s1n · 24-06-2012 01:24PM

Looks to be about 25 inches.

I see it has some German screen burn!

I think it says - 'Einwurf frei' (Which means free throw - freeplay I guess?)

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 01:51PM

Judging from the sound only, it seems to be on free play, i can start a game etc just by pressing 1player.ive been taking it apart all day, cleaning it, needs a new bulb and possibly starter in the marquee. the artwork needs to be redone too, the marquee art is terrible, pixalated etc.

its covered in germal, even on the front it says it accepts 1 Deutche Mark on the control panel

same on the side. theres a lump gone out of the back middle corner where it must have been dropped, ill need to fill that.

Needs new buttons too id say.

Can anyone recomend some good buttons. id like the ones that are kinda concave on the top, not flat if you know what i mean. i have flat ones in my other cab. plus these ones are the nut on type not the push in ones.

unky chop chop · 24-06-2012 02:36PM

I'd say Happ/IL buttons are you best bet so.
Don't thinks there's much else concave that will fit 3/4 inch control panels anyway.
They aren't good for fighters though if that's what you'll be primarily using the cab for.

Optimus Prime · 24-06-2012 02:41PM

unky chop chop wrote: »

I'd say Happ/IL buttons are you best bet so.
Don't thinks there's much else concave that will fit 3/4 inch control panels anyway.
They aren't good for fighters though if that's what you'll be primarily using the cab for.

Cheers, the cp width isnt 3\4 inch tough, its looks like just a sheet of metal.

Optimus Prime · 30-06-2012 03:24PM

Im going to talk here about the speakers in this cab, cause "post here when you get something new" is prob the wrong thread for it.

Before i left the house, I swapped the wires from the speaker on the left into the one on the right and the speaker worked. So it looks like its just the wiring thats not working on one side.

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