Question from Gary: Hey Guys,

So I recently converted a Mortal Kombat cab into a mame machine and it has been working great for about the last month or so. I went to turn it on this morning and when I flicked the switch for the monitor I had a rolling screen display for about 15 seconds followed by a REALLY loud hissing. I turned off the monitor then I started to smell burnt plastic / electrical smells…. Knowing this is definitely not good I quickly unplugged everything but started wondering if the computer was alright. Tried just powering it up and it appears everything is just fine so I decide once more for troubleshooting purposes I would power up the monitor to see what happens. I check all connections and flip the switch and the sound happens again coming directly from the back of the monitor. Judging by watching one of your videos along with what I have researched so far I have a feeling it may be the flyback?

I am new to monitors and kinda so/so on working on this myself as I understand the dangers of not properly respecting these things and the volts they hold. I was wondering if you could maybe give me some advice on how to narrow down whether or not it is the flyback and what a safe way would be to go about repairing it?

Thanks in advance!

Gary in San Antonio, Texas