Hello everyone! This is my first post here, but I have been lurking around these forums for quite some time now. I made a post over at BYOAC about a DK restoration I am working on. I plan on using a PC in the cabinet since money is tight and I want to be able to play more than just DK. I am going to post a link to my original post with pics over at the "Build your own arcade controls forums". Unfortunately no one has really chimed in with the info I need and everyone on this forum seems to be spot on and very knowledgeable. I have a really nice Kortek monitor that seems to be the same size as the Sanyo from the Nintendo cab. Seems like there is a band around the monitor just like on the Sanyo so I can swap the mounting hardware. My original monitor has some screen burn and issues with the CRT's gun. Red is on the brink! This Kortek was donated by a friend from some generic cabinet we cant ID and was in perfect working order with an amazing picture.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=110275.msg1168281#msg1168281 there is the link to the post.
Hopefully the post over at BYOAC will make sense as I was on some pain medication when I made the post.
ALSO this post over at the KLOV forums seems to be the same monitor as mine
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=102148 seems like it is a KTM-F20 maybe? Also looks like I am going to need a different isolation transformer to run this monitor. Due to a voltage diff between the sanyo and the kortek. I have been doing some research but am still a bit confused about the whole thing. I am kinda new to this hobby. I am hoping my health improves so I can go back to work and start collecting games!
Also if I decide to do a cap kit on one of my Sanyo chassis/boards what are the odds of the Samsung tube on the Kortek being used with the Sanyo hardware?
I am really excited about getting this machine restored. I am doing a bit more sanding and patching before I bring her in the house for primer and paint. I am going to take my time with the prep work. I want this machine to look as close to perfect as I can get it. I will post pics soon as I get some decent progress made.
I envy you guys from across the pond since you have the CRT TV's with the SCART RGB input. But I think this monitor I have will work out nice.
Thanks in advance and I am glad to be part of this forum finally! There are some amazing scratch builds and restorations over here. The stuff I have seen to date has consistently blown my mind!
My name is Adam BTW saying hello from the commonwealth state of Virginia in the USA!
