Vol. 5, No.n
June 15, 1979
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Staff
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Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Mike Shaw
Marketing & Research:
Beau Eurell
International Editor:
What's Available as far as
Educating Your Technicians . ...................... 19
Managing Editor Mike Shaw offers some directions
service technicians can follow to become better
acquainted with solid state electronics. Some of the
industry's finest schools are discussed.
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
T echnical Editor:
Zac Oliver
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Dick Welu
Tom Howarth
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant &
Classified Advertising :
Valerie Cognevich
Typography:
Vickie Lofton
Circulation Manager:
Gloria Dering
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , June 15, 1979.
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Shooting Down Connector Problems . ..... . ....... 35
They're everywhere! They're everywhere! And Douglas
McCallum has useful instructions on how to deal with the
little devils.
Operators Sponsor Exhibit of
Old Jukeboxes at Akron Art Institute . ............. 38
A bit of interesting history about the music machines
from researchers Marjorie Harvey and Paul A. Corey.
Signature 11-How It Works and
How It Al)plies . .................................. 54
The electronics division of Kurz-Kasch has developed the
Signature II system to solve more difficult troubleshoot-
ing problems. Jim Sneed presents this thorough
breakdown on his progressive device.
Critic Cornered ................................... 70
Roger defends the validity of his monthly PLAY METER
feature against the slings and arrows of Gary Stern.
From the Editor ................................... 4
Mailbox ......................•................... 7
Coinman of the Month . ............................. 8
Operating . ....................................... 28
Distributing . ..................................... 38
Manufacturing . .................................. 38
Technical Topics ................................. 48
Music Programming . ............................. 58
Critic's Corner . .................................. 71
On the Move . .................................... 75
New Products . ................................... 76
Index to Advertisers . ............................. 80
Classified . ....................................... 81
News Briefs . ..................................... 84
COVER CREDIT:
David Council of the Albright Council in Dallas, Texas
designed this laser-beam pencil called "The Force."
Music Research Dept.: Dennis Dan-
ko, Mgr.; Bonnie Focazio.
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