Response from Jonathan: Doug,

First off, thank you for your kind words about the site and the podcast. We’re glad you enjoy them. Hearing from people like you makes all of the work we put into our content worth it. Again, thanks!

As for your questions, you might try a degaussing coil on your Neo Geo monitor to see if it helps that color issue. Check out our post on Using A Degaussing Coil for more information. It could also be something related to a yoke/convergence/purity adjustment. You might check out our posts on Monitor Convergence Tips and Adjusting The Convergence Rings as they have more information on these subjects. You can also check the degaussing coil that’s located around your tube to make sure it is functioning properly. Feel free to shoot us some pictures of this issue if you continue to have problems with your monitor colors and we’ll try to help you out further.

On your multicade project, it’s not that it’s difficult to use an old computer monitor it’s just that we prefer to use LCD monitors that made for arcade games in our projects. Yes, you should be able to wire the power cord for your monitor directly into the AC wires at the bottom of the cabinet. Basically you just need to strip the wires that go to the plug on your monitor’s power supply and solder/connect them into the wires that come in from the arcade cabinet’s cord/plug. It’s a pretty straight forward process.

Now, if you need to power more that one item in your cabinet with a plug, you might consider putting an electrical box with a plug inside your cabinet instead. Here are some instructions on making an extension cord with an electrical box. The instructions would be pretty much the same to put it in your arcade cabinet: http://home-building.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hate-ugly-looking-power-strips-make-sleek-diy-power-outlet-box-for-your-desktop-0141840/. Just something to think about.

Hope that helps. Thank you for your questions and good luck with your repairs.