Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1982-November - Vol 4 Issue 9

VOLUME4
NUMBER9
THE TECHNICAL MONTHLY FOR THE AMUSEMENTS INDUSTRY
NOVEMBER
1982
Bally /Midway Service Bulletins:
"Tron", "Solar Fox", ''Blue Print"
3
Pace's Power Desoldering System
3
Atari "Tempest" Monitor Jitters
3
On The Service Trail ...
Game Security, New Product/K-Tron Scale, "Tron" Handles, "Zaxxon" Joystick,
Hum Bar and "Ms. Pac-Man", "Satan's Hollow" Power Supply Jumper
Bally/Midway Toll-Free Service Numbers
4
Manufacts:
Technical Tips For Atari "Dig DugJJand Centipede"
5
ROM/PROM Test Rig For Signature Analysis
5
In Other Words
6
Bally/Midway's Video Troubleshooting Guide
6-7
Randustrial Corporation Introduces Overnight Floor Resurfacer
7
Jensen Tool's 1982-83 Catalog
7
ETA Wage Survey
8
Choosing Location Speaker Systems
8
New System Preview/Nintendo's "Donkey Kong Junior"
10, 11, 12
InQuizltive
13
Pacific Amusement Operators Show
13
Sega/Gremlin's ROM Line (Part 2)
14
Troubleshooting The Wells-Gardner Color X-Y Monitor Power Supply
15
Taito Memory Failure Troubleshooting Procedure
16
Troubleshooting Gottlieb Displays
17-18
4
STAR*TECH JOURNAL/NOVEMBER 1982
2
LINEAR
ELECTRONICS
9795-H Business Park Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95827
KONG MOD
(Memory Replacement Module)
Game Board Memory
New Program
Mem. Patch
Status Detector
Program Option Switch
* 4-position switch sets difficulty levels.
* Module works on ALL KONG-type boards, Orca-Falcon-TKG02 thru 04. [2532 or 2732)
* Players can get into higher levels 50% faster compared to stock games.
* First ramp - tougher, barrel zig-zags down, etc.
* First elevator - faster, 3 pins at a time drop. Requires lots of practice to get through this on_e.
* Pie factory quicker, five balls more aggressive, can't use same pattern twice in a row.
* Structure just keeps getting faster & harder. Fire balls sit by pins, moves are more erratic, and more ...
* This is a quarter-eater and only $184.95. * The second one only $75 with this ad only.
Super Deluxe
Invaders Kit
-$50
* For regular Invaders or Deluxe
* Superimposing mutants
* UFO drops smart bombs
* Faster motion & fancy graphics
SECOND CHANCE!
19" X-Y Monitors. Brand New. Unopened.
Asteroids
Asteroids Deluxe
Battle Zone
Omega Race
$95 with purchase of any other ad item. 4-10 - $100 each.
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The last time this monitor ad was advertised, we sold out in the first 3 days. Prepaid orders confirmed by phone will be guaranteed shipment.

ID1
Convert to
$450 each. Call for quantity d•1 ~"'~
The
MAZE CHANGE
Kit
You can upgrade any of your Maze Games with this
brightly colored Multi-Maze Conversion.
* Bonus Award at 30/60/90
* Speed Up Kit has 4 new memory chips
* $150 each.
rzerk to Frenzy. Brand new board available for
ion can be done in 5 minutes or less.
is as easy as 1-2-3! Low cost conversion has
strong earning power. Limited quantities available.
JUNIOR'SNEW
SEE
HIDEOUT FIRST THING. ALLOWS
BEGINNER PLAYERS A CHANCE
TO PLAY OTHER PROGRAMS.
STEAL THE THUNDER FROM THE
GAME DOWN THE STREET.
$84.95
CALL 916-361-0565. MONDAY-SATURDAY 9-6.
ORDERS LESS THAN $30- $1 .50 HANDLING CHARGE . 60 DAY WARRANTY ON ALL PARTS SALES

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