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Title: Help with Pacman video
Post by: Maverick on January 09, 2016, 04:36:48 pm
My pacman recently began having a video problem in that the display is now a narrow strip down the middle of the screen. Is this a problem that can normally be fixed with a chassis cap kit?

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Title: Re: Help with Pacman video
Post by: iankellogg on January 09, 2016, 06:58:36 pm
Yeah that looks like something that could be fixed with a cap kit.

Also i see a huge humbar, might be time to replace some filter caps. How bad do the filter caps look on the pacman pcb?


Title: Re: Help with Pacman video
Post by: Maverick on January 09, 2016, 09:31:32 pm
The filter caps look original. Is this something I can replace myself or do you recommend sending to you for service?


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Title: Re: Help with Pacman video
Post by: iankellogg on January 10, 2016, 03:10:06 pm
The monitor filter cap is probably not the cause of the humbar. I've found the filtercaps on the game PCB can cause it and poor grounding can cause it. I recommend learning how to service the machines yourself if you are going to stick with the hobby.


Title: Re: Help with Pacman video
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