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Question from Aaron: I really appreciate your content online. I attempted to discharge a Donkey Kong Monitor – followed the procedures – I did not hear a “pop” or anything. I have not played the game or had it turned on in probably six months. The whole purpose for discharging the monitor was so I could find a way to get the video board out so I can send it in for a cap kit. Do you have any instructional video’s for how to get the video board out?
Do you believe the monitor could be discharged if there was no audible noise? I came at the plunger cover from multiple angles and actually unclipped it at one point from the hole in the housing on the monitor. Placed the two prongs back on and it is attached now.
Appreciate any comments.
Aaron
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Response from Jonathan: Aaron,
You may not always hear a “pop” when you discharge an arcade monitor. It really depends on the tube. Some tubes hold more of a charge than others. Just make sure that you discharge the tube several times before (or after) removing the anode (suction cup) to make sure that the tube it indeed discharged and you should be fine.
Unfortunately we do not have a video on removing a Sanyo or Sharp monitor chassis (these are the most common brands used in Nintendo cabinets) from an arcade cabinet. With that said, if you do a search on YouTube for your monitor brand and model you should be able to find a video of someone demonstrating this process. If you’re not sure which brand/model of monitor chassis you have, you can try comparing your monitor chassis to the pictures found on the What’s My Monitor page that Bob Roberts provides on his site to see if you can find a match. As mentioned above, Sanyo and Sharp monitors are the most common ones found in Nintendo cabinets.
Hope that helps. Thank you for your question and good luck with your repair.
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