Hi all
Recently picked up an Astro - when I got it home, thought it seemed a little weird the top panel / shroud didn’t seem to sit right and wasn’t sitting flush to the cabinet sides - basically there was a gap that just seemed wrong.
I unscrewed (removed) the bezel and tried the top panel again - now it fits perfectly and slides perfectly into place which you can see in the photos.
The bezel on its own seems to have the correct curvature for the monitor front.
The monitor is the original that would have been installed originally - Nanao chassis with toshiba tube.
Doesn’t look to me like anything has been modified.
Very weird - perhaps the monitor is somehow mounted too far forward as soon as the bezel is fitted (doesn’t matter which way around) the top panel doesn’t fit - the bezel is stopping the top panel from going on far enough to slot into place.
Pictures here: https://imgur.com/gallery/nHsmq
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks!
Astro City Bezel fit problem - SOLVED
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Astro City Bezel fit problem - SOLVED
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
I can't see anything that looks put together wrong. The bottom steel supports are slotted so you could try undoing the bolts/screws and then push the monitor back in as far as it will go then nip them up again
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
Even though they are slotted, the frame is held in a single position at each corner where it screws into the side panels (2 screws each corner of the frame) - I can’t see how it would move even if I did undo the bottom supports?DaveyD wrote:I can't see anything that looks put together wrong. The bottom steel supports are slotted so you could try undoing the bolts/screws and then push the monitor back in as far as it will go then nip them up again
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
the bezel screws into three plates under the control panel, try loosening the screws on them and moving them around to get a better fit
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
It’s not that mate - the bezel (the black square piece) is what’s stopping the entire top panel from fitting correctly - what you’re referring to are the plates that hold the entire top panel and they are definitely correct as when I remove the black bezel and try the panel without the bezel fitted, the top panel fits perfect. Thanks thoughdos wrote:the bezel screws into three plates under the control panel, try loosening the screws on them and moving them around to get a better fit
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
oh wow, my bad I misunderstood. that's really weird!Moomootown wrote:It’s not that mate - the bezel (the black square piece) is what’s stopping the entire top panel from fitting correctly - what you’re referring to are the plates that hold the entire top panel and they are definitely correct as when I remove the black bezel and try the panel without the bezel fitted, the top panel fits perfect. Thanks thoughdos wrote:the bezel screws into three plates under the control panel, try loosening the screws on them and moving them around to get a better fit
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
^^^ yeah I know right! I think it’s either the tube is mounted in a weird position or the bezel isn’t correct.
Can’t see how it’s anything else... and both look correct... mysterious
Can’t see how it’s anything else... and both look correct... mysterious
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Re: Astro City Bezel fit problem
Well after checking literally every piece and screw and finding no reason at all for the top panel to not fit - (even comparing to a friends astro as well) the weird solution was to move the monitor so it’s attached to the back of the frame rather than the front (thus moving the monitor inwards by about half a cm or something) and lo and behold everything fits fine now - ironically I now have too much room at the top of the monitor (gap between bezel and monitor) (bottom is fine) - so tomorrow I’ll grab a couple of washers to push the top out a touch and everything should be pretty much spot-on
Thanks to Brett for the frame swapping idea and pictures of his cab
Thanks to Brett for the frame swapping idea and pictures of his cab
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