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Hey guys I'm new to the arcade scene and recently picked up a Double Dragon arcade from a local vendor looking to downsize. I originally bought the cabinet under the assumption it was in non working condition, after using the adjusting knobs on the monitor to do some fine tuning I was able to get the picture to show but still not anywhere near where it should be (kind of blue and grainy). My lack of knowledge and research points me toward a cap kit and that might be all it takes to take care of the issue, unfortunately I have no idea what monitor I have and what cap kit to buy. Any help would be appreciated, can add pictures later today when I arrive home. Thanks

i thought i replied to this thread. hmm. at any rate, there is a restorer on youtube who restored one that can answer your question if it is all original. if all the adjustments can't get the picture right, then a cap kit is the next step. please update us with pictures.

Pictures might help I'd it

Here is a link to a picture of the monitor i have as well as what the picture currently looks like. Thanks for all the help!
http://imgur.com/a/yizvE (http://imgur.com/a/yizvE)

hmm the pictures are not loading on that site for me

Check that neck board too while you are at it.

Maybe you can compare this monitor with the original pictures

It looks like the capacitors went bad. Maybe look and see if they look bad

You can look at the types of caps in the kit for the original monitor cap kit and see if they match?

Arcademuseum.com check that out