Resetting issues such as the ones you are describing are usually caused by a power supply issue. It could be that either your power supply needs to be adjusted or that it is faulty. The best thing to do is to check it with a multimeter and the adjust it to see if you can get the +12 VDC and +5 VDC within an acceptable range. Please see our post on Checking And Replacing A Power Supply for more information.

Your second issue is probably related to your monitor chassis. The type of overlapping you are describing on your screen is typically caused by a bad capacitor. Instead of just replacing the one capacitor, it’s probably a good idea to install an entire cap kit on your chassis. Please see our post on Installing A Cap Kit for more information.

We have also featured your questions on episode 24 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your questions. Thank you for your questions and good luck with your repairs.

I just bought a Capcom CPS2 cabinet and for some reason it seems to reset a lot. After a while it stops working completely and then makes a weird bumping noise like it’s trying to reset itself. After a little bit of tinkering with the wires it will come on for a bit but then do the same thing. How can I fix that?

Also at the top of the screen it looks like it’s overlapping itself, you can notice especially in smups. I tried to change the vertical settings and when I make it less vertical you can’t notice as much, but it is really annoying and I was wondering if there was any way to fix that?

Thanks in advance.

Unfortunately there’s no good way to replace these rings. Your best options are to either replace the yoke or replace the tube. That being said, it might not be the convergence rings that are causing your problem. As we discuss in our post on Adjusting The Convergence Rings, the main symptoms of bad convergence are color bleeding and/or shadowing. If you are not experiencing these symptoms then you could be having some other monitor issues. Please let us know the brand and model of your monitor and we’ll help you troubleshoot this further.

We have also featured your question on episode 23 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question and good luck with your repair.

I have a Ninja Turtle 4 player Arcade machine and the monitor is playing up, but I know I could fix it with the rings on the back of the machine… But most of the rings have snapped or broken off. What’s the easiest way to replace the rings? I play around with the back but get electric shocked a bit. Thanks for any help you can give. This is the best site for this info on the net.

Shane

Without knowing any other details, it sounds like you’re having some monitor collapse along with some board issues. Check the vertical IC (Integrated Circuit) chip to see if it is good and if it is getting power. You can check it with a standard multimeter. You can try refreshing the solder around the chip but if that doesn’t work we recommend just replacing the chip altogether. Check out our posts on Troubleshooting Monitors With Michael and More Troubleshooting Monitors With Michael for more information. The humming sound you are describing might be attributed to a broken speaker, the volume being up too high on your board or a bad board altogether. We would recommend checking the power going to your board to see if it is getting the correct voltage. See our post on Checking And Replacing A Power Supply for more information.

We have also featured your question on episode 20 of our Q&A podcast. Please listen to it for more of our thoughts on your question. Thank you for your question and please keep us updated on your repair.

First off, I wanted to write you and let you know that we saw both your initial and follow up comments on our website. We did not delete or ignore either of them. We get a lot of questions on a regular basis and it’s hard for us to reply to all of them in a timely fashion. We usually tell people that our lead time on questions is 4-6 weeks. Sorry for the slow response.

As for your question, a cap kit might solve your issue but it sounds more like a problem with your chassis getting power. Try the steps listed below (in order from top to bottom) to help you figure out what’s causing your issue:

* Start off by using a multimeter to make sure you have power going to your monitor chassis. If there is no power getting to your chassis then you will need to trace down where the monitor power comes from (probably an isolation transformer) and make sure you have good power there.

* If you’ve determined that you have power getting to your chassis, try checking the fuse on the monitor chassis to see if it is blown. Check out our post on Checking Fuses With A Multimeter for more information.

* If your fuse is OK, you can check your flyback and HOT to see if they are good. We have videos on checking these parts on our Volume 2 DVD if you need help with that. Visit our online store to purchase this DVD.

* You can also try checking the caps in the power supply section of your chassis. This section is usually located around where the power cord connects to the chassis. Leaking or curved tops on the capacitors are a good indication that they are bad.

Hopefully you’ll find a problem area that you can repair when you are checking these areas. As for your Gorf, sounds like it’s having some board problems. Start off by checking your power supply to make sure good power is coming in. If you are still having problems, you might take the board out of the game and look for broken solder joints to touch up with your soldering iron. This is a pretty common cause for board failure.

I also wanted to tell you that I’ve added your comments to our outline for episode 20 of our podcast. It will hopefully be up next week sometime. You can listen to it for more thoughts on your issues. Thank you for your questions and good luck with your repairs.