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Question from Ronnie: Hello,
I think you guys are awesome for giving up all this great information regarding the upkeep on these machines. I have a problem with my Ms Pacman cocktail table that I am sure you will be able to help me with. About a month ago it blew a fuse. I figured it was no big deal and while I left the house to go get a fuse I kept the lid sideways on the machine. after i replaced the fuse and got it all up and running I found the screen looking like this on the right side of the maze. It will start off pretty bad and then slowly take normal form but still not perfect. Is it a simple adjustment or is there something else that will have to be done to correct this. I also had to degauss the tube because it got all funky from being sideways.
Ronnie
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Response from Jonathan: Ronnie,
First off, thanks for the praise and sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Tim has been out of town and I have not been feeling well these past couple of weeks. Hopefully this email finds you in a timely fashion.
The curl that you are experiencing can be caused by a number of things. To answer your question, you might be able to use your monitor adjustments to correct this issue. If the “normal” adjustments don’t work, check your B+ voltage adjustment to see if it’s correct. If you have an Electrohome G07 monitor, Bob Roberts has a really good article on some modifications you can do to help eliminate the curl. Here’s a link: http://therealbobroberts.net/g07notes.html. Please let us know if we can assist you further.
We have also featured your question on episode 19 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.
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