Hey all,

I know this is somewhat off-topic (Arcade game yes, pinball no), but I scored a Carnevil from a arcade that was closing and its CRT has seen better days. There are scan lines going through it, and I'm sure it's a matter of time before it dies completely. I've done a CRT to LCD swap on a non shooter game (oddly enough it was a Baby Pac), so I know that the LCD is simply providing a visual at that point, as opposed to actually interacting with the player.

In my cursory search, it seems that this may be a problem given that the game is a light gun shooter.

Anyone have some wisdom here?

Thanks very much!

I expected as much. Does anyone has a source for someone who can do this work in the Boston area? The unit also is finicky on when it will actually turn on. I have to flip the power switch a number of times before it boots. Not such a great deal after all, turns out.

CactusJack (And others) sincere thanks for the info. I am nowhere near technically inclined to even attempt the repairs you mentioned. I paid 800.00 for the machine, and it currently works (albeit with the 2 maladies I described). I don't want to put a ton of effort into fixing it as it's pretty much just for parties and such. It's on my third floor and weighs about 8 billion pounds (Internet says 525 or so). Should I just sell it? I don't want to go on some wild goose chase for the appropriate monitor (which I likely couldn't change myself anyways from the sound of it).

Ugh.