Question from Marcus: Hi guys. First of all, I love your YouTube channel. It has helped me a lot over the past year. I am a self taught mechanic who works at a video game store restoring retro and modern devices. I recently began collecting arcade cabinets. I am in desperate need of your help and expertise.

I recently purchased a neo geo 4 slot in really bad shape. I knew if I didn’t get it, it would have been destroyed. After about a week of messing around with it, I got it running well. Most of the problems were minor; however, the screen was only half visible and mostly blue. It was kind of fading from visible to dark across left to right. So, I purchased a cap kit thinking this had to be the problem.

Well, long story short, now I am “playing blind.” I have no picture whatsoever. I hope I can send in my entire neck board chassis and have you guys take a look at it for me. I don’t have many mentors in my area. It seems like its a dying craft. The cap replacement went well I had thought but one of the traces seemed to disintegrated in my eyes and I cannot for the life of me see where it goes. I’m kind of a purist. I’d rather fix what it came with vs buying a new neck board. I hope you can help. I’d ship it to you Monday if you guys do that sort of thing. Let me know. Call or email anytime. I’m up late always.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Marcus