Recent content by Max_Headroom

Hey guys. Still waiting on a new monitor for my Neo-Geo MVS-2, so I wanted to get into old Famicom games to help pass the time. I bought a 60-72pin "Game Converter" off Ebay for 30$ and the only model # on it is "WH-101". I'm using it with my old, unmodified, "toaster oven" style American NES...

Since the last post.. Eventually the squealing noise from the flyback came back, and was louder than ever. I could never make it go away after that. Shortly after that, I ordered a capkit from Syracuse Semiconductors and a new flyback from Dönberg Electronics. I've had the new caps a while, the...

Here is another pic in the back of the monitor. I discovered the rgb dials seen on the board actually do something, in comparison to the rgb dials on the neck board. Turning up color levels a bit helped some, but I still do not see a "contrast" or "blackness" dial.

I can not right now and am about to go to bed, but here is another picture of the back which shows a bit more I took the other day: edit: So screen and focus are on the bottom right. Which one is contrast, then?

Thanks for info, WestCB! Cool. I will start with the cap kit once it comes in the mail and I figure out how to get that board out. I was also suspecting the flyback after that godawful buzzing. This is my first cabinet, but I have a couple of good friends with a lot of experience with them and I...

https://vimeo.com/123898619 I will be ordering a capkit shortly after Easter. As seen in the video link, I have bad contrast issues. This is probably due to the cabinet being all original and 25 years old. There are slight redraw lines due to me turning up the contrast and brightness in the...