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Issue: 1979 March 15 - Vol 5 Num 5

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loaded with a lot of circuitry which
involves proper tim ing . Therefore,
bad contact will cause erratic opera-
tion . For instance , the bonus will take
longer to reset or will be improperly
scored . Most of the time , when the
motor cams are worn out , it will 'need
replacement. So , keep it lubricated
and properly adjusted for a lifetime
reliable operation .
NOTE : The dynamic brake of the
motor cams is made through a
formed blade located at position
#3 1 12 (see Figure 4) . Proper timing
requires the use of such device . Also
it prevents jarring and excessive wear
of the slot edges in the upper motor
cams.
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dog position is shown on chart of
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Example : The switch dog actu-
ating the switch stack on position 11 2,
level C should be placed at the "L"
position . The n umber-letter combi-
nation is used by Gottlieb to
designate the number of switches
and their condition . For instance , 4A
means four switches normally open ,
IB one switch normally closed and C
stands for make-break switches .
The blades pressure applied to the
switch dog will determine the wear of
the cams . Some teeth or slots will
wear more than others , thus the
overall operation will not be uniform .
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disabling pulses 2 , 3 , and 5 , letting
the first and fourt h pu lses to be
applied to the credit unit step up coil
(see Figures 2b and 3) adding two
credits as selected .
Physically , one must note , the
wires will jump from switch to switch
within the control motor harness ,
and be aware of the differences with
the other manufacturers , where the
wir€s will leave the score motor to the
relays.
The motor cams , actuate the
"switch dogs ," steel plates , move-
ables , that push the switch stacks and
are adjustable (factory only). The
bracket holding the switch dog has
two slots (5 and L, for Short and
Lon~. pressed in the bracket) (see
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PLAY METER, March , 1979
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Gottlieb Prom Tester
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This easy-to-understand , easy-to-
build Gottlieb Prom Tester will detect
any memory failure due to bad
addressing or incorrect data outputs
in seconds .
This is done by comparing the
suspect prom with a known good
prom . The results are known im -
mediately!
This will certainly be an invaluable
piece of test equipment to add to
your shop . It eliminates guess work
and will find heat related failures
also .
CIRCUIT EXPLANAT[ON
A 555 timer chip, employed as a
free -running oscillator , serves as the
master clock . The output of this clock
is fed into a chain of counters to
obtain the prom addresses.
By addressing both proms sim-
ultaneously , their respective outputs
at any address should be identical.
The error detecting circuit will pick up
any difference , stop the clock , and
activate the error lamp.
If the prom under test is good , the
test cycle lamp will activate and the
test will automatically start again . The
reset switch will start the addressing
from zero count.
If you suspect a heat problem , just
led the prom recycle continuously
until its operating temperature is
reached .
CONSTRUCTION
This circuit can be built easily on a
4 1 h-by 6 -inch circuit card , available
in most electronic stores . [t would be
advisable to use sockets for all the
[C's . For the prom sockets use
low-insertion type sockets to facilitate
easy removal .
All [C's used are common , easy to
obtain , and inexpensive .
NOTES AND MODIF[CAT[ONS
The clock circuit can be adjusted
for a slower scan rate by increasing
the valve of the resistors and! or the
capacitor on Pin 6 .
The error LED will be activated
when the tester stop-go switch is in
the stop position . This checks the
LED before running the test.
PARTS LI ST
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7408
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PLAY METER . March. 1979
Sockets
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18-P IN - 2
Lo-in s ertion
Resistors
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LEDS
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(Green, Red)
CAPS
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Switches
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Push-Button
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Misc .
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Hook-up Wire
Circuit Board 4 ~ " x 6"
Provid e +5V and GND Taps
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