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**Video Poker, Keno, Slots, 21** Gaming machines => IGT I-Game and Game King => Topic started by: ScottyK on April 21, 2020, 10:58:23 AM
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...when I power up my GameKing, the monitor, while powered, does not display. It's easily remedied by opening the door, sliding the monitor out a bit, then reseating it, and then the screen comes to life.
This usually occurs a little more than 50% of the time. I know the screen is getting power initially because there is that soft "glow" when the start up takes place, and also, when I open the door, the green LED is lit.
Not a big deal, certainly, and it's very simple to get it going, but still, it's mildly annoying.
Any thoughts on what this might be?
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Sounds like a dirty connector.
Next time remove the monitor. Its a socket, take a white eraser and give each of the pins a good rub.
An emery board might also work....
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Thanks, I'll give it a try. With the age of the thing, and the condition it was in when I got it, I wouldn't be surprised that was the case.
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I had one that would intermittently lose a color and you could pull it out, re-seat it, and it would be fine. I bought some contact cleaner and sprayed both sets of pins sliding the monitor in and out a couple of times while they were still wet. Hasn't done that again.
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I bought some contact cleaner and sprayed both sets of pins sliding the monitor in and out a couple of times while they were still wet.
Actually, just before you posted this, I remembered that I had a can of contact cleaner that I used to use on old amplifiers. I gave the pins a good scrape, as jay suggested, and then for good measure, I sprayed the pins and sockets on the connectors. Now it came on right away, but the real test will be after I shut it down tonight and I fire it up tomorrow. However, what you are saying here gives me confidence that the cleaner will help.
We'll see. I let ya know tomorrow... ;D
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Well, I fired it up this morning, and.... it did the same thing as before; no screen.
So, I figured I'd spray it up again, but instead I would do it with the method that you have suggested, Tilt, of sliding it in and out a couple of times while it was still wet.
We'll try again tomorrow and see.
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Is this a CRT or an LCD? If it is an LCD, you could have a cap issue in the AD board or power supply.
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It is indeed an LCD, so I guess the cap issue or power supply could come into play here.
I'll see how it goes tomorrow when I start 'er up. I don't mind the cap, if that's what it is. I'm kinda getting bored around here, and that would give me something to do!
On a good note, I did manage to pull this today:
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Damn, I've NEVER had a royal flush!
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Well, I started it up today, and the screen kicked right in this time, and while giving it the ol' in-and-out yesterday may have helped, I'm still not entirely convinced this has been fully rectified (as I had said initially, I had about a 50% chance that it would work before).
I'll keep trying for a couple of days and see how it goes to get a more accurate measure.
Thanks to all with your suggestions. :applause:
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Keep your fingers crossed. With my disappearing color just spraying the contacts and putting the monitor didn't resolve the problem for very long. I guess sliding it in and out a few times helped scrape some of the oxidation off of the contacts and it's worked fine since.
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Get a can of "De-Oxit","CRC Contact Cleaner" or something like these - solves all de-oxidation problems.
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I like living dangerously so I use this stuff. Works good.
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So glad there is context in this thread...... that comment could really take this discussion in a different direction :rotfl:
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Gotta love the stuff with the huge jolly roger label on them. I always get a kick out that for some reason.
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Gotta love the stuff with the huge jolly roger label on them. I always get a kick out that for some reason.
That and the huge EXTREME DANGER! lettering; instills a great deal of confidence!
Well, today makes it 2-for-2; she started right up again this morning! I think the next step is to see if I can get a couple of more consecutive days of this, and then I can declare this as solved.
Thanks for the recommendations; you guys have been a great help! :applause: :hail: