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STAR*TECH JOURNAL/OCTOBER 1982
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VOL. 4/#1 MARCH '82
Taito "Qix" New Rom Available • Nintendo "Donkey
Kong" Cabinet Problems • Service Notes: Atari "Centi-
pede", Gottlieb "Black Hole", Williams "Make Trax" Increase
Appeal Using Options • Nintendo "Donkey Kong" PCB
Interchangeability • Atari "Asteroids" Display Problem
• Gottlieb Switch Arcing Modification • New System
Preview/Williams "Hyperball" • Stern Video Power Supply
Interchangeability • Rock-Ola 473, 474, 468-1 Credit
Mod • Gremlin/Sega's Digital Tech Test (Part 3) •
Midway "Kickman" Service Notes • Gottlieb "Haunted
House" Prom ID • Overvoltage Protection for Williams
"Defender" • Atari "Centipede": Erasing High Scores •
Troubleshooting With The Logic Comparator • Midway
CRT Substitutions • Midway "Bosconian" Service Video
Tape • Service Tips: Rowe Bill Changers, Williams
Flippers, Atari Coin Doors • Midway's X-Y Monitor
Troubleshooting Guide (Part 2)
VOL. 4/#2 APRIL '82
Gottlieb's New System BOA • Nintendo "Donkey Kong"
Pix Flip Mod • Taito "Oix" Static Mod • Midway Mini
"Pac-Man" Static Solution • On The Service Trail .
Nintendo "Donkey Kong", Rowe Bill Changers, Tommy Lift
Gates, Stern Pop Bumpers, Midway "Ms. Pac-Man" Notes
• Taito "Qix", Midway "Galaga" & "Kickman" PCB Lock-
Up Mods • Midway "Kick"/"Kickman" Notes & Modifica-
tions • Exidy "Mouse Trap" Audio Board Modification •
Bally "Flash Gordon" Strobe Unit Service Tip • New
System Preview/Gottlieb's "Haunted House" • Nickel/Dime
Adjustments for Jukebox Coin Mechs • Rowe Responds
to Erickson • Atari Monitor Tech Tips • Midway's X-Y
Troubleshooting Guide (Part 3) • Midway "Ms. Pac-Man:
PCB Layout Difficulty Mod 5 Fluke's New Tester for
Troubleshooting Microprocessor-Based Games • Doing
Away With That Tired Feeling • Gremlin/Sega's Digital
Tech Test (Part 4)
VOL. 4/#3 MAY '82
Field Service Tips: Williams "Hyperball" Notes, Williams
PCB Interchangeability, Atari "Centipede" Board Revisions
• New Input Protection Circuit for Wells-Gardner Color X-
y Display • Stern "Turtles" Update Kit • Newport
Joystick Replacement Solution • On The Service Trail .
AOE '82 Shoe Repo~ Williams "Hyperball" Location
Notes, Williams "Hyperball" Handles, Response to Rowe
Letter "• Willlams "Hyperball" Ball Lift Motor Kit and
control Panel Alignment • Annual Technicians Convention
• Gottlieb Transistor and Diode Substitution Guide •
Midway'sX-Y Monitor Troubleshooting Tips(Continued) •
Exidy "Mouse Trap" Joystick Modification • Additional
Manufacturer Customer Service Numbers • New System
Preview/Stern's "Frenzy'' • Atari "Centipede", "Asteroids"
Tech Tips • Interchangeability of Phono Volume Controls
• Gottlieb "System 80 " Prom List • Taito "Alpine Ski"
Joystick Modification • Coin Door Maintenance: Metal/
Plastic Coin Acceptors • lnOuizltive
VOL. 4/#4 JUNE '82
Gottlieb "Haunted House" Up Kicker Burnout Solution •
Bally "Rapid Fire" Computer Volume Control • Exidy
"Mouse Trap" Enhancement Kit • Midway "Ms. Pac-
Man" and "Galaga" Wavy Video Mod • Nintendo" Donkey
Kong" Static Problems • Gremlin/Sega "Zaxxon" Joystick
Handle Precaution • Gremlin/Sega "Eliminator" Service
Notes; Fuse Change, X-YTiming PCB Mod, Freeze Up Mod
• Midway's Color TV Monitor Repair (Part 1) • New
System Preview/Atari's "Dig Dug" • Atari Introduces the
"Pat 9000" Test Station • Pace's Micro Portable Soldering
and Desoldering System • Taito "Grand Champion" Coin
and Reset Mods • Midway "Galaga" Lock-Up Mod •
Venture Line "Looping" Loss of Audio Solution; Eprom
Exchange, Power Supply Mod • Bright Star's New
Product Line • Deco "Lock 'N' Chase/Cassette System
Notes • On The Service Trail ... Pinball Suggestion, Lock
Gripe, Gremlin Report• lnQuizltive • Gottlieb Coil Chart
VOL. 4/#5 JULY '82
Atari "Centipede" & Gottlieb "Haunted House" Service Tips
• Stern "Amidar'', "Scramble", "Super Cobra", lntermit-
tents • Midway Service Bulletins: " Pac-Man", "Galaga",
"Kick-Man", "Bosconian", "Rally-X", "Ms. Pac-Man",
"Robby Roto", "Tron" • On The Service Trail . . . Control
Panels, Video Game Adjustments • Service Tips: Stern
Flipper Assy's, Williams PS Connector, Stereo vs. Mono •
Pace's Fused Eyeletting System • Exidy "Mouse Trap"
Stand-Off Modification • Gremlin/Sega "Turbo" Modifica-
lions • Midway "Pac-Man" Troubleshooting Steps •
New System Preview/Gottlieb's "Caveman" • Williams
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Color X-Y Display Tech Tip • Midway's Color TV Monitor
Repair (Part 2) • Atari "Dig-Dug" Static Mod • Williams
"Hyperball" Rev 4 Program/Function Settings • Atari
"Dig-Dug" Custom Chips • Gottlieb System 80 Solenoids
• lnQuizltive
VOL. 4/#8 AUGUST '82
Service Tips: Gremlin/Sega "Turbo" Optics, Midway "Galaga"
Free Play Solution • Exidy "Venture" to "Pepper II"
Conversion • Technical Tips: Wells-Gardner Color X-Y
Display • On The Service Trail. .. The Goose That Laid The
Golden Egg • Midway Service Bulletins: "Galaga", "Tron",
"Lazarian" • Wells-Gardner Vertical Deflection Circuit
Revision • Platt's New Product Line • Service Outlets
For Rock-Ola Jukeboxes • Electrical Effects On The Body
• New System Preview/Bally/Midway's "Tron" • Tilt •
Atari's "Dig Dug" Credit Accumulation/Temporary Fix •
Pace's New Catalog of Equipment • Midway's Color TV
Monitor Repair (Part 3) • Gottlieb System 80 Controlled
Lamp CKT Troubleshooting • lnOuizltive
VOL. 4/#7 SEPTEMBER '82
Service Tips: Seeburg Phonos, Atari "Tempest", Nintendo
"Donkey Kong" • Exidy "Victory'' to "Victor Banana"
Modification Kit • Atari "Dig Dug" Credit Mod • Data
East Monitor Spark Gap Cleaning, Monitor Grounding Kits
• Gremlin/Sega GOS-003 Color X-Y MonitorNoltage
Analysis • Gottlieb System 80 Troubleshooting: Game
Operation, Switch Matrix • Rock-Ola Pricing Conversion
• New System Preview/Atari's "Kangaroo" • Nintendo
"Donkey Kong"/Adding a Slam Switch • On The Service
Trail .. . Gremlin/Sega "Zaxxon" Joystick, Wico Contact
Sets, Atari Mailing List Nintendo "Donkey Kong", Anti-
Straw Mod, Free Games? • Taito Service Tips: "Grand
Champion" Lock-Up, "Kram" High Score ROM Revision,
"Electric Yo Yo" ROM Revision, "Qix", "Alpine Ski", "Wild
Western", "Kram" and "Electric Yo Yo" Power Supply Mod
• Sega's New Customer Service Numbers • Atari Color
Rasterscan Monitors/Troubleshooting Guide • Bally/
Midway External Video Game Monitor • Gremlin/Sega
"Turbo" Notes: Steering Board Modification, Typo Errors in
Mini Owners Manual • A.P.E. Introduces LineofDesolder-
ing Systems and CircuitTrack Repair Kits • lnOuizltive •
Electronic Technicians Association Elects Officers
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