Xionicist
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- Aug 28, 2009
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Greetings, everyone. I'm new here, so I apologize for one of my first posts being something probably completely idiotic. 
So after being an AES guy for a long time, I just finally entered the MVS world by picking up a rather clean 2 slot cab. I snagged it from a local vendor who is going out of business, and nabbed it at a decent price.
Everything about it is great, and when I tested it out it ran perfectly. Once I got it back to the shop, however, I noticed that after about 10 to 15 minutes of play, there would be intermittent flashes on the display, coupled with an audible pop in the back of the machine. It's not serious at all, but it was frequent enough to concern me. It also seems to intensify the longer the machine is on.
My first impression, being a little familiar with monitors, was that it has to be either a flyback problem or internal arcing. So I shut the lights off to watch for an arc, and I found a blue one coming from a single point. As expected, it was coming from the flyback transformer (I think). On closer inspection, it had a small crack in it. I've included a picture.
Here's where the need for advice comes in. First, what would be the most sensible way to deal with this problem?
Secondly, the monitor appears to be a Wells Gardner 2570, with a MFG date of 2000. I'm having a tough time finding parts or info on it online, which brings me to the question of if I have to grab a new flyback and cap kit, where would I find one that would work with it? It's a perfectly nice looking monitor, so it would be a shame to have to do a full monitor pull and replacement over this.
Any advice you guys could offer would be really appreciated.
Thanks a ton.
So after being an AES guy for a long time, I just finally entered the MVS world by picking up a rather clean 2 slot cab. I snagged it from a local vendor who is going out of business, and nabbed it at a decent price.
Everything about it is great, and when I tested it out it ran perfectly. Once I got it back to the shop, however, I noticed that after about 10 to 15 minutes of play, there would be intermittent flashes on the display, coupled with an audible pop in the back of the machine. It's not serious at all, but it was frequent enough to concern me. It also seems to intensify the longer the machine is on.
My first impression, being a little familiar with monitors, was that it has to be either a flyback problem or internal arcing. So I shut the lights off to watch for an arc, and I found a blue one coming from a single point. As expected, it was coming from the flyback transformer (I think). On closer inspection, it had a small crack in it. I've included a picture.
Here's where the need for advice comes in. First, what would be the most sensible way to deal with this problem?
Secondly, the monitor appears to be a Wells Gardner 2570, with a MFG date of 2000. I'm having a tough time finding parts or info on it online, which brings me to the question of if I have to grab a new flyback and cap kit, where would I find one that would work with it? It's a perfectly nice looking monitor, so it would be a shame to have to do a full monitor pull and replacement over this.
Any advice you guys could offer would be really appreciated.
Thanks a ton.
