Play Meter

TECHNICAL TOPICS By Tom Howarth of Amusement Games Services By Tom Howarth of Amusement Games Services Building aa steering steering board board tester tester Building 4 6 8 0 12 16 18 20 24 26 28 32 36 38 6 8 9 (10 0 7 LD 1 (2) 3 - 12 5 4 1 LD 4 4 17 6 9 0 e C 96 0000000O 31 00000000 600000000 0000000 $ 0000000 0000000 IUN $0000000 24 700000000 21 0000000 MED 220 IGV 0 Figure 1 1 Figure 5 . Glue the pot guts to the top of 5. Glue pot guts toWheel the top with of the AtaritheChopper the Atari Sealer Chopper with . Silicone (see Wheel Figure Two) Silicone Sealer Figure Rough up both (see surfaces withTwo). a light Rough upbefore both surfaces a light abrasive glueing . with Be sure that abrasive before glueing. Be that pot guts are centered onsure Chopper pot guts are Chopper Wheel so centered it will onturn true. Wheel so a it 6. Using tablewill saw, turn cut out true. wood 6. Using a table saw, cut out wood in Figure Two. Fit parts as shown parts as shown Figure Fit together and drillinpilot holesTwo. for wood together drillcan pilotsand holes for screws. and You andwood paint screws. You parts can if sand and paint you desire-mine these wood these wood parts if you desire-mine is bright blue. is bright blue. 1 inch up strap from 7. Measure 7. Measure strap from hinge section 1ofinch strapuphinge, mark, hinge strap90hinge, mark, put insection vise andofbend degrees (See put in viseTwo) and. bend 90 degrees (See Figure Figure Two). hole at end of strap hinge 8 . Ream 8.itReam at end of strap hinge till is big hole enough to accept threaded tillsection it is bigofenough to accept threaded pot shaft. section of pot shaft. 9. Mount remaining components 9.vector Mountboard remaining components to using Figure One as to vector board using Figure One as ,r/-------.,r -,) y~ 41%" MAKE NOTCH 3/8" DEEP ALL 4 SIDES BEND R With the ever-increasing number ever-increasing ofWith Atarithe video games using number the same ofsteering Atari video games using the same board, it is common for steering board, itto iscarry common forof today's operator a couple today's to carry couple of spares operator with him on a the street. spares with boards him on street. Steering can the be repaired Steering boards canthebegame repaired on the street using as a ontrouble-shooting the street usingaid; the however, game as the a trouble-shooting however, steering board aid; assembly mustthe be steering boardre-assembled assembly must completely and be the completely re-assembled and the game played a few times before one game times before board one reallyplayed knowsa few if the steering really if the steering board 100 percent. worksknows works percent. This100 fixture tells it all in less than This seconds fixture tells all in and itcan be less builtthan on a thirty thirty seconds and can be built on a 5 112-by-8-inch block of wood. 51/2-by-8-inch wood. The followingblock is a listofof materials The following is a list this of materials needed to build fixture: needed to build this fixture: 1 ft. 1 X 12 white pine 1 ft. 1 X 12 white pine 4" strap hinge (modified) 1 1 4" hinge (modified) 1 Atari strap Steering Chopper Wheel 1 1 Atari Steering Chopper Wheel Flim Flam Pot used (no good) 90K 1 (modified) used (no good) 90K Flim Flam Pot (modified) 2 Rubber Chassis feet approximately 25/ Rubber Chassis 8" high each feet approximately 5/8" eachnails with heads cut off 2 4dhigh finishing 2 54d finishing heads cut off 1%"withwood screws #8 X nails 5 #8 X 13/4" wood screws 1 Connector 50 6A 20 (Cinch) 1 1 piece Connector 6A41/2 20X 4112 (Cinch) Vector50 Board .100 1 holes piece Vector Board 41/2 X 41/2 .100 (comes 4 112" wide) holes (comes 41/2" wide) 3 14 pin Dip Socket/Wire Wrap 3 2 1416 pin pin Dip Dip Socket/Wire Socket/Wire Wrap Wrap 2 1216150 pinohm Dipl/4w Socket/Wire Resistors Wrap 12 1501ohm 1/4w Resistors 1 lK /4w Resistor 1 1K 1/4w Resistor 2 .01 MFD MFD Disc Disc Capacitors 2 .01 12 LEDS XC 556R or TILCapacitors 220 (LO 1 12thru LEDS 12) XC 556R or TIL 220 (LD 1 thru 12) 74 74 IC IIC2l 1 17474 1 7414ICIC(IC2) (lCl) 1 7414 IC (1C1) 1 7400 IC (IC3) 1 17400 IC IC (IC3) 74192 (IC4) 1 174192 IC 7442 IC (IC4) (IC5) 1 #30 7442 IC (IC5) Wire Wrap Wire Kynar #30 Kynar e Wrap Hook-Up Wire Wire #22 Stranded Wir #22 Stranded Wire 1 Wire Wrap Hook-Up Tool 1 Silicone Wire Wrap RTVTool (Rubber Cement/SealSilicone RTV (Rubber Cement/Sealer) er) 1 220 MFD 16v Capicator 1 Assembly 220 MFD 16v (SeeCapicator Figures One and Assembly (See Figures One and Two) Two) Follow these assembly steps in Follow theseglue assembly steps order so that will have timeinto order so that will have to set before theglue irresistable urgetime to play setwith beforeyour the irresistable to play new toyurgesets in. with in. 1. your Locate new , marktoy and sets drill LED 1. Locate, mark andas drill LED holes in vector board per Figure holes boarddrill-12 as per Figure One .in vector Use #7 holes. One. Use #7 drill-12 holes. 2 . Using a little dab of Silicone 2. Using dab of Sealer on athelittle bottom of Silicone each IC Sealer on the bottom of socket, locate and glue each them ICto socket, locate and glue them to C 6 / / ~ 8 Figure 2 Figure 2 Li----~~~=--s-r-------v 5% vector board. 3. Install the 12 LEDS from rear of 3. Install the 12cathode LEDS from of . vector board, leadrear down vector board, cathode lead down. They should press fit through holes They should press pressure fit through holes drilled with slight from your drilled slight Should pressure any from your thumbwithnails. LEDS thumb LEDS appearnails. loose, Should glue themany in from rear appear loose, glue them with Silicone Sealer . in from rear with4Silicone . With anSealer. old pair of dykes, break 4. With an old pairofof old dykes, break away plastic case 90K Flim Flim a of oldbe90K caseshould away Pot. You left with Flamplastic Flam Youis should withshaft a disk Pot. which bondedbetoleftthe disk which is bonded shaft which passes throughto athethreaded which passes through a threaded bearing (Pot Guts). vector board. bearing (Pot Guts). l SOLDER~ SOLDER l'.::l llllllFD Figure 3 Figure 3