@TheNews1990 This could fix your Karate Champ depending on what the problem is. You might want to check out the post related to this video on our website. It will give you an idea of what a cap kit fixes and help you with buying a kit for your particular brand and model of monitor. Also, you might post a video of the problem you're having so we can get a better idea of what's going on. Thanks for watching and good luck with your repair.
I just purchased a old arcade and when I let it warm up the picture gets very distorted and starts flashing and flickering untill I cant even see any video....I can hear it but cant see it?? Any suggestions???
@BURPism This is probably do to what voltage different circuits require when they design the board. Obviously a higher voltage cap will work but that's because the voltage required is less that what the cap allows. It really all comes down to the design of the board.
We have also featured your question on episode 14 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question and good luck with your future repairs.
Have I destroyed the whole chassis board if i got a little too hot on one of the flyback pins and and lifted the copper trace from the board? I pushed it back down and secured it with solder as best I could and both are touching.
@cameronMetcalfKelly This is pretty much exactly what we would have done if the same thing happened to us. This should be fine just as long as the copper trace is making contact with the flyback pin. You should be able to check the continuity with a multimeter to make sure. If you don't get continuity you may need to jumper a wire from the flyback pin directly to the trace.
We have featured your question on episode 14 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts. Thanks.
We would recommend checking the harness and the monitor connectors to see if they are making a good connection. Check where the connector plugs in to the monitor chassis as these pins tend to come loose from the board. Reflow the solder on these pins to see if that helps.
We have also featured your question on episode 7 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question.
I have thesame problem but with my reds. I'm kind of worried about messing with the monitor myself, but i'm getting a little more confident. Sticking a metal screwdriver into a place with super high voltage seems kind of scary/counterintuitive, even if it is shorted to the monitor frame... I don't want to get startled from the pop and drop the screwdriver or something :P
one guy said that he doesn't even discharge anymore, and as long as it's not plugged in it's ok. is that bad advice?
We always recommend discharging the monitor before attempting to do any repairs to it. While many monitors do not hold a charge anymore, it's not worth getting shocked if your monitor does.
We have also featured your question on episode 9 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question and good luck with your future repairs.
Hey guys great video I I have a quick question I cant get my Black to show Black.. It shows RED .. Is this because of a bad Cap??.. I have adjusted jut about every dial I can to get the focus. But the black and reds look like ONE... any thoughts
@James0Reed Well, it's an electric component that stores electrical energy on a PCB and only allows AC power to pass through the circuit it's connected to. I'm not an expert, believe me, but I believe that in this case, it's used to help keep the amount of power traveling through it at a constant level, that way you don't get power surges everywhere. If you have a computer motherboard or really any PCB, the capacitors on it look barrel-shaped, usually have a stripe on one side, with a metal top.
@arbayer2 Gidday, my monitor fades to black slowly (3-5sec) and will return after a while and then fade again. It just keeps doing this at random intervals. Has no effect on the game being played whatsoever. Could this be a capacitor issue i.e. a cap kit replacement is required? Thanks for your time.
What kind of meter are you using? will my Multi-Meter work, if so, what am i checking? Volts, amps, ohms, what?
showmeyourfuzzy 4 months ago
a would assume this mite work on a karate champ monitor
TheNews1990 1 year ago
@TheNews1990 This could fix your Karate Champ depending on what the problem is. You might want to check out the post related to this video on our website. It will give you an idea of what a cap kit fixes and help you with buying a kit for your particular brand and model of monitor. Also, you might post a video of the problem you're having so we can get a better idea of what's going on. Thanks for watching and good luck with your repair.
varcadegames 1 year ago
@varcadegames well i was actually thinkin of buyin the karate champ with a broken monitor that i assumed had a cap problem
TheNews1990 1 year ago
I just purchased a old arcade and when I let it warm up the picture gets very distorted and starts flashing and flickering untill I cant even see any video....I can hear it but cant see it?? Any suggestions???
scosby100 10 months ago
@BURPism This is probably do to what voltage different circuits require when they design the board. Obviously a higher voltage cap will work but that's because the voltage required is less that what the cap allows. It really all comes down to the design of the board.
We have also featured your question on episode 14 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question and good luck with your future repairs.
varcadegames 1 year ago
Have I destroyed the whole chassis board if i got a little too hot on one of the flyback pins and and lifted the copper trace from the board? I pushed it back down and secured it with solder as best I could and both are touching.
cameronMetcalfKelly 1 year ago
@cameronMetcalfKelly This is pretty much exactly what we would have done if the same thing happened to us. This should be fine just as long as the copper trace is making contact with the flyback pin. You should be able to check the continuity with a multimeter to make sure. If you don't get continuity you may need to jumper a wire from the flyback pin directly to the trace.
We have featured your question on episode 14 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts. Thanks.
varcadegames 1 year ago
almost forgot to mention...sometimes when i hit the side of the cabinet i can get the colors to fix.. Is this a short.. What can i look for?
shakahead68 2 years ago
shakahead68,
We would recommend checking the harness and the monitor connectors to see if they are making a good connection. Check where the connector plugs in to the monitor chassis as these pins tend to come loose from the board. Reflow the solder on these pins to see if that helps.
We have also featured your question on episode 7 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question.
varcadegames 2 years ago
I have thesame problem but with my reds. I'm kind of worried about messing with the monitor myself, but i'm getting a little more confident. Sticking a metal screwdriver into a place with super high voltage seems kind of scary/counterintuitive, even if it is shorted to the monitor frame... I don't want to get startled from the pop and drop the screwdriver or something :P
one guy said that he doesn't even discharge anymore, and as long as it's not plugged in it's ok. is that bad advice?
ryoaska1 1 year ago
ryoaska1,
We always recommend discharging the monitor before attempting to do any repairs to it. While many monitors do not hold a charge anymore, it's not worth getting shocked if your monitor does.
We have also featured your question on episode 9 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question and good luck with your future repairs.
varcadegames 1 year ago
Hey guys great video I I have a quick question I cant get my Black to show Black.. It shows RED .. Is this because of a bad Cap??.. I have adjusted jut about every dial I can to get the focus. But the black and reds look like ONE... any thoughts
Thanks.....
shakahead68 2 years ago
whats a cap exactly?
James0Reed 2 years ago
@James0Reed Well, it's an electric component that stores electrical energy on a PCB and only allows AC power to pass through the circuit it's connected to. I'm not an expert, believe me, but I believe that in this case, it's used to help keep the amount of power traveling through it at a constant level, that way you don't get power surges everywhere. If you have a computer motherboard or really any PCB, the capacitors on it look barrel-shaped, usually have a stripe on one side, with a metal top.
arbayer2 6 months ago
@arbayer2 Gidday, my monitor fades to black slowly (3-5sec) and will return after a while and then fade again. It just keeps doing this at random intervals. Has no effect on the game being played whatsoever. Could this be a capacitor issue i.e. a cap kit replacement is required? Thanks for your time.
buddwieser 4 months ago
Good information, doing cap kits is fun, and pay off profoundly if you do it right.
ArcadeGames 2 years ago