Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1982-January - Vol 3 Issue 11

S*TJ JANUARY 1982 4
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Fourth Monday
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Credit cards accepted.
TAITO
"CRAZY CLIMBER"
VIDEO* MOD
SUBJECT:
Mirror Image of Video or Image Upside Down
SOLUTION:
Add Capacitor and Change Chip
PARTS NEEDED:
One 0.luf Capacitor
One 74LS138 Chip
PROCEDURE:
Add 0.luf Capacitor Between Pin 8 and Pin 16 on IC16.
Location 5D; CAREFULLY change IC9 Location 6H
(74LS138).
STERN
"SUPER COBRA"
MPU * MOD
PROBLEM:
"Super Cobra" Randomly Going Into Crosshatch Pattern.
CAUSE:
Timing Error on Address is Causing a Watchdog Reset.
Due to Minor Speed Variations in the Z-80 Processors, a
Timing Error May Develop on A15 of the Z-80 (IA) on the
C.R.T. Board. This Causes the Watchdog to Sense an
Execution Error and Causes the System to Reset.
CURE:
Add a 220 PF Capacitor Between I.C. 3A Pin 4 and Ground.
WILLIAMS
"MAKE TRAX"
COIN* METER* INSTALLATION
BY HOWARD M. SMITH, ARLINGTON. TX
Early versions of the Williams "Make Trax" machine do not
have coin meters. A 6V de coin meter may be installed as follows.
• 1. Connect one side of the meter to +5V at Pin 15 of J2 on the
Power Supply Board. 2. Connect the other side of the coin meter
to the White-Blue wire between the coin door and the edge
connector on the main logic board. This is the normally open side
of the coin switches and is grounded when either coin switch is
closed. 3. Connect a 1 N 4004 or similar diode across the coin
meter with the cathode (banded) end on the +5V lead. This is
necessary to prevent switching transients from destroying the
input devices on the rp.ain logic board. 4. Mount the meter on top
of the cash box enclosure to keep all wires short.
S*TJ JANUARY 1982 5
WILLIAMS
PHILADELPIDA
"DEFENDER"
CPU
* SCHEMATIC * ERRORS
VENDING
BY HOWARD M. SMITH, ARLINGTON, TX
There are several errors in the Williams "Defender" CPU Nideo
Board Logic Diagram, R8570, Sheet 1 of 2. This is the CPU
schematic found in the "Defender" book with the light green
cover.
1 . In the center of the page, just under the CMOS RAM, two
7411 AND gates at 60 are incorrectly drawn as NAND gates.
Also, the gate with pin 6 for an output should have its inputs
numbered 3, 4, and 5 from top to bottom. 2. Pin 18 of the CMOS
RAM at 1 E is shown to be connected to pin 4 of the 7 43 2 at 4R. It
should be redrawn to connect to pin 5 of the same 7432. 3. Just
above the batteries, an inverter at 5B is incorrectly labeled
"7474". It should be changed to read "7404". 4. On the right
side of the page, a 7411 AND gate at 3B has its inputs numbered
1, 13, and 3. Pin 3 should be changed to read pin 2. 5. The crystal
CRl is labeled 120 Mhz. This should be changed to 12.0 Mhz.
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We carry a complete line of
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• Power Supplies
• Monitors
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All at low prices!
Call or write us for
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"GALAGA"
IC
* REPLACEMENT
SUBJECT:
LOGIC BOARD IC REPLACEMENT (7400 SERIES)
GAME:
"GALAGA"
1. When replacing a defective IC, use only_ Texas Instrument
type (Ti).
2. If other manufacturers IC's are used it can cause timing
problems.
GOTTLIEB
PROGRAMMED & SOLD
(2516, 271 6-2532, 2732 & Bipolars)
SOFTWARE AND NEW GAME
DEVELOPMENT
*
Program
"VOLCANO"
*
COIL
CHANGE
Change the Firepit Coil from an A-4893 to an A-19300. This
will eliminate the 2N5875 and coil from burning out. See
page 34 of the Volcano instruction manual.
·,
MURPHY'S LAW #311
Any wire cut to length will be too short.
PROMs
Automation, Inc.
385 Main Street
Suite Number 2
Metuchen, NJ 08840
201 /494-3330

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