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Originally Posted by kittychloe
 the arcade guy here that I asked to pick it up for me took one look at the eBay link and went on a rant about the machine being crap and once the monitor starts blurring its gone forever and I should cancel the purchase or it will cost hundreds to fix |
And what exactly is that "arcade guys" background?
The worst thing that can happen to a monitor is damage to the tube... either it get's physically cracked, or the type dies (which is generally categorized by a dim picture or a loss of one of the primary colors R, G, B).
Focus is controlled by the flyback, which is a common failure point, and if it's popping in and out .
If you can find a replacement flyback then it's a fairly simple install... as long as the tube is still good the most you'll spend fixing the monitor is about $200 on a new chassis.
Even if the tube is bad, you can usually find a similar sized TV and swap the tube into your arcade machine.
you might considering seeking advice here:
http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/forum.php