MX4000 Repair

in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Aug 2, 2019 14:29 GMT

Progress! B6 doesn't seem to be a common one that's for sure as not listed in any of the guides or the service manual. Have a good read of the service manual section 7-1 onward it might give some clues about how to troub…

MX4000 Repair

in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jul 30, 2019 22:47 GMT

Looks like the lack of colour is probably a symptom of the issue on the video board. What you have to remember about the error code is it is not pin pointing the exact place of the issue but pointing at the circuit and c…

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 28, 2019 10:49 GMT

Not with this particular set in the end I threw in the towel because I believed there was an issue with the high voltage transformer and ultimately I could not find a suitable replacement part, also this particular set h…

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Feb 3, 2019 22:38 GMT

I did find some dry joints on R2 (Thermistor for Degauss) and C2 seemed a bit wobbly so re-soldered these but was still a no go therefore I came to the conclusion after much investigation and swapping capacitors that it …

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 16, 2019 17:58 GMT

Ok so I checked those capacitors removed them and re soldered them to the board, none of them looked suspect or had dry joints and capacitance test with the meter shows them to be in normal tolerance. C12 i believe to be…

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 11, 2019 19:00 GMT

Excellent thanks... I will check these and report back!

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 11, 2019 00:13 GMT

Hi Guys, I am new here! I picked up this lovely CRT recently for next to nothing but it wouldn't switch on and I could see no red standby light at all. My plan is to bring this beauty back to life for use in a retro gami…

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 10, 2019 23:33 GMT

Ok an update.... I spent some time doing lots of research into the common faults and testing components on the board and found a failed TR33 (BU2508DF) transistor. I couldn't find any dry joints or anything like that but…

MX7000 CRT - No Power

in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 23, 2018 13:55 GMT

Hi Guys, I am new here! I just picked up this lovely CRT recently for next to nothing but it wont currently switch on and I see no red standby light at all. It has a 2 pin Euro plug on the end of the cable which I have p…