Play Meter

Issue: 1986 February - Vol 12 Num 2

Aids to the Trade
electronic pinball systems, trouble-
shooting techniques, tools and test
equipment, schematic reading, and
other topics.
The price is $24.95, and quantity
discounts are available. To order,
write Star*Tech Journal , P.O. Box
1065, Merchantville, NJ 08109.
Aluminum
walk- in van
Express Trucks International,
Inc., has introduced a walk-in van
manufactured entirely of extruded
and structural-grade aluminum. The
non-corrosive aluminum reduces
maintenance and extends vehicle life.
The all-aluminum van has lower
body weight to reduce wear on the
engine, driveline, brakes, and tires. It
features an extruded-aluminum planked
floor supported on extruded-alumi-
num I-beams with four -inch load
centers. The extruded-aluminum roof
rails are welded to a one-piece struc-
tural-grade aluminum roof for protec-
tion against damage and elimination of
water leaks. The sliding doors open 36
inches.
The walk-in van can be delivered
on any domestic or imported truck
chassis and is available with all options.
It carries a five-year warranty against
floor wear and a five-year or 50,000-
mile warranty against the balance of
the body.
For more information , write
Express Trucks International, Inc .,
1807 N. Bloomington St. , Streator, IL
61364.
Service manual
Star*T ech Journal has published
Electronic Game Repair, a 65-page
instruction and reference manual.
Written by James Calore, the
manual covers basic electronics,
semiconductors, video-game systems,
PLAY METER, February 1986
customer-owned coin-operated tele-
phones.
The DC 8001 can step up voltage
or current. Its operating range is 50 to
75 volts with an efficiency rate of
approximately 85 percent and the
ability to function in temperatures of
minus 40 to 70 degrees Celsius.
DLL Com Con engineers will cus-
tomize the DC 8001 circuit module to
meet operator phones' specific needs.
For more information, write DLL
Com Con, Inc ., Cornell Industries
Research Park, 140 Langmuir Lab,
Ithaca, NY 14850, or call (607) 257-
0333.
Portable buildings
Tool catalog
P.K. Neuses, Inc., has published
its 1986 full-line catalog and price list
with illustrations and descriptions of
all its tools, kits, instruments, and
supplies.
The company began manufac -
turing tools in 1954 and in the '70s and
'80s added tools and kits for the com-
puter-service, tele-communications,
and electronics industries.
For a copy of the 1986 catalog,
write P.K. Neuses, Inc., 1401 Rohlwing
Rd ., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, or call
(312) 253-6555.
Porta-King portable and modular
buildings feature a pivot-lock system
that reduces installation time.
The buildings offer clear-tempered
safety glass in all doors and windows,
solid insulated panels for sound reduc-
tion and thermal control, installation
without the need for mechanical fas-
teners, concealed electrical wiring,
and complete anodized-aluminum
construction.
Porta-King ships buildings pre-
assembled or modular. The buildings
have a pivot-lock-panel ceiling system
that combines insulation and acous-
tical properties into a ceiling panel that
spans from wall to wall.
For more information, write Porta-
King, 4133 Shoreline Dr. , Earth City,
MO 63045, or call toll-free 1-800-325-
1866.
Circuit module
DLL Com Con, Inc., has developed
the DC 8001 circuit module, which eli-
minates the need for AC adaptors in
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Aids to the Trade
suitable for industrial and public-
access use.
For more information , write
MicroTouch Systems, Inc., 10 State
St., Woburn, MA 01801 , or call (617)
935-0080.
IEE products
Gem Top for '86 Jeep
Gem Top has introduced the steel
Gem Top Model 800 custom-made for
the 1986 Jeep Comanche.
The Model 800 has curved sides to
match the rear cab of the Comanche. It
features curved sliding side windows
tinted dark, and a "kiss connection"
that fits snugly against the rear of the
Jeep and allows a direct pass-through
between the cab and pickup bed.
For more information, call (503)
659-3733 .
Industrial Electronic Engineers,
Inc. , (IEE) has introduced three new
products.
IEE one-line by 16-c harac te r LCD
Price cut for OEMs
MicroTouch Systems, Inc ., has
announced a lower-cost MicroTouch
Screen with added features, improved
peformance, and reduced controller
size for OEMs and systems integra-
tors.
In OEM quantities of 1,000, the
price of the kit version of the Micro-
T ouch Screen has been reduced from
$495 to $350, effective the first quarter
of 1986.
The Micro Touch Screen is an ana-
log-capacitive touch screen designed
to fit most PC monitors, terminals,
and CRTs. The screen now has three
major additional capabilities for man-
aging its RS-232 communications. Its
glass surface protects it from damage
under normal conditions and will not
distort the display image, rendering it
IEE 64-pin sock et
IEE pin-grid-array sock e t
The component products division
has added a new precision-machined
65-pin socket and a new pin-grid-array
socket to its Preci-Dip product line.
The industrial products division has
introduced a one-line by 16-character
LCD to its Daystar Nova product line.
The 64-pin socket has been
designed to meet the layout configura-
tion of Rockwell's R6500 series of
modem microprocessors that use the
Quip format (the quad in-line pack-
age). If features a beryllium copper
four-finger contact that provides
insertion forces averaging 3.2 ounces
a pin. The standard plating is 16 micro-
inches of gold on the contact with tin
plating on the sleeve. Other platings
are 30 micro-inches of gold on the
contact with tin on the sleeve or tin on
both the contact and sleeve. Pricing
with standard plating in 100-piece lots
is $2.18 each.
The new pin-grid-array socket
matches the 68-pin layout of the Texas
Instruments Series 888, 890, and 897
microprocessors. It features a beryl-
lium copper six-finger contact that
provides insertion forces averaging
2.5 ounces a pin. Standard and other
platings ar_e the same as for the 64-pin
socket. !he price for 100 pieces with
standard plating is $6.15 each.
Both the 64-pin socket and pin-
grid-array socket are available from
stock or six to eight weeks ARO
depending on the variation required.
The LCD is a large-character,
compact, alphanumeric liquid-crystal-
display module. The one-line by 16-
character display (models 3803-13/ 14-
016) is the most compact display in the
Daystar Nova line. Other models are
available, and all are offered in both 20-
degree and minus 20-degree preferen-
tial-viewing-angle versions for either
top or bottom viewing. Daystar
Nova's also are available with optional
electroluminescent backlighting (series
3855). Pricing is $73 each in 100-piece
lots.
For more information, write IEE,
7740 Lemona Ave., Van Nuys, CA
91405, or call (818) 787-0311 .
Plan to attend ACME '86.
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