37 Inch CRT monitor restoration...any interest?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:56 pm
This probably isnt the best place for it, but maybe just to gauge the interest...
So as some of you may already know, I have a Mitsubishi MegaView XC-3720SS RGB analogue/digital CRT monitor.
A Godzilla of a monitor:
Unfortunately, the monitor had a fault, where the picture went weird (which is where I picked it up) and has since not powered on at all (so I'm guessing the power board caps have gone).
So definitely a project.
However, there is a burnt component on one of the boards, which looks like a suitable starting point for fault finding the display fault too and most of the through hole components seem to be fairly regular (not any custom ICs as far as I can tell) so maybe not too bad a project?
I have no intention of touching this internally and was going to pay for a CRT expert who knew a friend to diagnose and possibly repair. However, I'm slowly running out of both room and enthusiasm, so am looking to see if there's any interest for this monitor.
I guess the arcade machine tube hunters would salvage this, but it would be a shame not to restore the girl to her former glory and send her to a good home.
(Arrows in photos show location of burnt component).
Any interested parties can PM me or leave a comment here.
Thanks for looking.
So as some of you may already know, I have a Mitsubishi MegaView XC-3720SS RGB analogue/digital CRT monitor.
A Godzilla of a monitor:
Unfortunately, the monitor had a fault, where the picture went weird (which is where I picked it up) and has since not powered on at all (so I'm guessing the power board caps have gone).
So definitely a project.
However, there is a burnt component on one of the boards, which looks like a suitable starting point for fault finding the display fault too and most of the through hole components seem to be fairly regular (not any custom ICs as far as I can tell) so maybe not too bad a project?
I have no intention of touching this internally and was going to pay for a CRT expert who knew a friend to diagnose and possibly repair. However, I'm slowly running out of both room and enthusiasm, so am looking to see if there's any interest for this monitor.
I guess the arcade machine tube hunters would salvage this, but it would be a shame not to restore the girl to her former glory and send her to a good home.
(Arrows in photos show location of burnt component).
Any interested parties can PM me or leave a comment here.
Thanks for looking.