##UK Roadrip## The Heavy Metal RT - Quest For Guitar Freaks

[DarthNuno]

are you sure your actual job is the one you told us, right?

 

Ok, here's the TV... what a great fate for it... to finish its live inside a rock'n'roll video game cabinet 



I'll move all the stuff inside the original metal frame. As usual, I'm using a *template* piece of cardboard, in order to avoid any contact between the electronic board and that metal frame. 



I'm lazy... I don't want to remove the wires between the circuit board and the screen/anode  So, I'll bring *carefully* the circuit board ON my *template* cardboard protection, like this 



!!! OF COURSE, YOU MUST DISCHARGE THE SCREEN BEFORE TOUCHING IT !!!

Ok, it's done. Let's remove the 2 original screws between the screen and the PLASTIC TV FRAME, and fix the top part of the screen on the METAL FRAME, like this 


(note that the two original screws between the PLASTIC TV FRAME and the screen are still there)

Now, let's finish the job with the 2 remaining fixations. Done 



Let's replace the temporary cardboard by this tiny but strong piece of wood, between the circuit board and the metal frame :



Now ready to be inserted in the cab' 



 

[DarthNuno]

OK, the TV/monitor is now on location 



Of course, I'll have to build a custom adapter in order to send the video signal from the Konami's board into the SCART connector of the TV.
Here's the tools of the day :



Very easy... This time I've used the right colored wires  ...si you can even recognize all the wires : Red, Green, Blue, 3 black wires of the video ground, the white one for the Sync, and the brown for the RGB auto switch signal 



OK, done   



Let's *quickly* test the adapter, before the soldering   



Too easy     





OK, let's put back the glass bezel :



Did I already say it? I love RGB  Check the natural monitor scanline   



 



Next step, to repair the first guitar controller (bad contacts)...

[Superully]

nice job as always, bruno. i was wondering:

HOW MANY TV SCART CONNECTORS HAVE YOU ALREADY BUILT???
ever thought about starting a business? so if your job bores you, "bruno's scart connectors, inc." might be the way out 

[DarthNuno]

LOL... mhhh... let's say something like 15 or 20   

I love SCART!!! It allows us to use BRAND NEW TV/MONITORS for our arcade games 

[logan]

Great job bruno.

but i have a beginner's question, how do you discharge the monitor? I think I saw a screwdriver in on of your other awesome threads, but isn't there a more... hmm... not so sparkling way of doing it?     

[petieken]

You could buy a high voltage probe, but these are pretty expensive. Or you can build the "SafeBack Discharger" by Bob Roberts for only a few bucks.

Link: http://arcadecontrols.com/BBBB/sb.html

[Superully]

i'm in the process of building one RIGHT NOW, but i don't know where to get a battery terminal clamp like that (would be easier if i knew the german expression for it though  )

[Valsimot]

I'm pretty sure that's a heavy duty car (or truck) battery clamp (connector), try your local auto shop.

[petieken]

This is my crt discharger:


The black thing around the screwdriver blade is a thick wall shrink tube, for an extra bit of safety . I didn't drill a hole in the screwdriver either, I just filed off the protective coating.
If I remember correctly the whole project set me back €15. The screwdriver with the 30cm blade was the most expensive.

@Superully: I got my battery clamp from my local DIY store, the type I used is pretty common.