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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2011, 12:31:29 PM »
Hah I trust you get it fixed for sure !!

Go easy, VERY easy on tightening any clamps to the neck....

what monitor is it, Motorola ? What model ?

[edit] Haha, read the thread title I guess ehhh  ;D
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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #16 on: November 14, 2011, 12:50:42 PM »
The manual has the info.

Pin 1 is video signal
Pin 2 is video ground

Be careful because there is also 110V on the same connector !!!

Found the info here: http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Arcade_Atari_Kee/Canyon_Bomber/Canyon_Bomber_TM-097_2nd_Printing.pdf

Check the wiring diagram.

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2011, 01:35:27 PM »
I will check that with the multimeter before i connect a source  ;)

Thanks !

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2011, 08:55:55 PM »
Lets continue..

I need a casting mould..
What would macgyver do ?  ;D




A piece of old pvc pipe will do the trick  ;)
Lets cut off a piece..



No need for clamps, so another risk avoid :D
Place it carefully..




Now fill it up at number 7  :D




Time to let it cool down a bit..




While waiting, i examined the damage on the frame.
The bars where spotwelded, and brake lose there, so i drilled 2 holes and tapped threads in there.
After some bending to get the frame back in order i put in 2 bolts which will keep the frame in place.
(i dont have a welding machine, otherwise i would have weld it)




And ofcourse the other side  8)




Time to put this baby back on its feet..




If it turns out that its not working after all, we have a little light at the end of the tunnel...
The artwork is not a sticker as we thought, it is printed on a piece of bended plexi !




So if for some reason i have F#cked it up, there is still a possibility to change the tube and transplant this piece..



I have a plan that keeps the old neck connector unmodified  ;)

Later more on that, and ofcourse the testing to see if it did in fact saved this one..
fingers crossed ..
« Last Edit: November 14, 2011, 08:59:51 PM by Etienne »

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2011, 09:16:27 PM »
I'd have tested it before sealing it with the epoxy ;)
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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2011, 10:03:59 PM »
Ouch....that's a good point.

Otherwise......I'm flabbergasted.....

Are you sure there is no water poring down your missing sink drain on the floor now ?  ;D ;D ;D ;D


Wait a minute ? What's that I hear ? A loud bang from the South !!! I read on nu.nl the entire city of Breda is in darkness......hello.....Etienne ??

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #21 on: November 14, 2011, 10:06:57 PM »
By the way....somewhat of a shame there were no flat-screen CRT's back then......
impossible to scan that artwork for our grand-grand-grand children's sake.....
Then again.....nothing seems impossible for Holland's own Macgyver (am I the only person on the face of the planet to have never seen an episode of that series ?)

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2011, 10:45:27 PM »
i'm blown away by your dedication, etienne! thx so much :-*

Then again.....nothing seems impossible for Holland's own Macgyver (am I the only person on the face of the planet to have never seen an episode of that series ?)

nope, make this two!!! never seen a single episode
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2011, 10:46:26 PM »
uh, one thing just came to my mind: hopefully the monitor will still fit into the cabinet with its new extension ... ???
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2011, 11:17:15 PM »
Jeez, man, even if you need to install a Gorf "hunchback" on that cab.....who cares !



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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2011, 11:25:41 PM »
Judging by this pic in the manual I'd say there is still some space behind the monitor.

Then again, if I keep looking at that pic I get an Escher-esque feeling because the guy who drew that apparently wasn't very good at drawing perspectives. Look at the top half on the cab....AFAIR drawing perspective, that top rear line should be in parallel to the very bottom rear line on the lower part, right ?

Probably another hippy they picked up from the street drawing this under the influence of some stuff and Zappa music....

Or am I just high because I just finished "painting" a cabinet ?
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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2011, 11:26:51 PM »
Incredible work you're doing there Etienne, THANKS!
It will work, I want to believe!!!

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2011, 11:35:08 PM »
Judging by this pic in the manual I'd say there is still some space behind the monitor.

Then again, if I keep looking at that pic I get an Escher-esque feeling because the guy who drew that apparently wasn't very good at drawing perspectives. Look at the top half on the cab....AFAIR drawing perspective, that top rear line should be in parallel to the very bottom rear line on the lower part, right ?

Probably another hippy they picked up from the street drawing this under the influence of some stuff and Zappa music....

Or am I just high because I just finished "painting" a cabinet ?
;D ;D
hard to tell even by looking at the pics.




It's a separate backdoor dedicated to reach the monitor part only.
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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2011, 11:44:28 PM »
Looks to me like plenty of space ! The connector on the CRT looks to be level or even a bit "shorter" then the monitor chassis molex plug, and there is space behind that.

You're lucky it's not a color monitor with a neck-board...

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Re: Need help fixing a Canyon Bomber B/W Monitor TEC TM623 (or TM123)
« Reply #29 on: November 15, 2011, 12:06:09 AM »
That's in fact the main reason why I chose to break that particular one.  ::)