Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1983-January - Vol 4 Issue 11

10
STAR*TECH JOURNAL/JANUARY 1983
H&R Enterprises,
a division of
Famlee Electronics, Inc.
has •••
Over
2 Million
Integrated
Circuits
ALL IN STOCK ...
TRANSISTORS AND DIODES TOO'
H&R
ENTERpRiSES
ATARI
SYMPTOMS AND SOLUTIONS
* "DIG-DUG" * "CENTIPEDE"
ROM UPDATE/JOYSTICK MOD/RESET MOD
TRACKBALL MODS
* "BATTLEZONE"
HANDLES
"Dig-Dug" ROM Update
Symptom: Monsters stop moving intermittently at level 120.
Solution: Replace six ROMs, part numbers 136007-101 to 136007-106
with part numbers 136007-201 to 136007-206.
Note: These ROMs are available from any authorized Atari distributor.
Credit upon return. If the old RO Ms are not returned, you will be charged
for the ROMs.
9025 Eton Avenue
Canoga Park, CA
91304
21}/709-4~40
TELEX: 6622~8
DOMESTIC
& EXPORT!
TIRED OF
~-WAITING
FOR YOUR
BOARDS?
HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU WILLING TO
HEAR, "YOUR BOARDS ARE NOT READY
YET'? MAKE THE CHANGE - COME SEE
US AND GET RESULTS - NOT EXCUSES!
"FLAT RATE"
prices for all repair and exchanges
on printed circuit boards:
In an effort to streamline the processing and speed up our
printed circuit board repair/exchange program, we have
established a "flat rate" price for all repair and exchanges
(Monitor PC Boards not included).
These rates will NOT apply: (1) If board has been
brutalized or damaged by the customer. Missing components
will be charged separately. (2) Two sets of boards in metal
cases.
"Flat rate" charges will apply in ALL other cases.
LOGIC, CPU, MPU . . . $60
SCORE DISPLAY . . . $41
POWER SUPPLY ..... 41
LAMP DRIVER . ... .. 32
SOLENOID DRIVER ... 41
TRANSFORMER ... .. 34
SOUND/AUDIO ...... 41
ATARI VECTOR
ATARI AUXILIARY ... 70
GENERATOR . ... .. 70
Fastest Service .. . Quantity Discounts ... Call Now!
"Dig-Dug" Joystick Mod
*
Symptom: Joystick loses control intermittently.
Solution: Change the following resistors.
Early Revision
#A038156-01
R127
R128
R129
R130
New Revision
#A038575-21
R132
R133
R134
R135
For cocktail games, change the following in addition to the above resistors.
R131
R136
R132
R137
R133
R138
R134
R139
Change the above resistors from 2.2K ohms to 1 K ohms.
"Dig-Dug" Reset Mod
*
Symptom: Intermittent reset due to static.
Solution: Install a .1 microfarad cap on chip A/B 3 part no. 74128
between pins 5 + 7.
Note: This mod is only necessary on the early revision "Dig-Dug" boards,
part no. A038156-01.
*
"Centipede" Trackball Mods
Symptom: The player loses control with trackball intermittently.
FRISCO ELECTRONICS
& VENDING INC.
Solution: Perform the following mod on Rev. A-F boards only. Boards
with Rev. G-J have these changes incorporated.
3299-19th Stree~ San Francisco, CA 94103
Note: The first section of this mod is for upright games. Cocktail games
will need both sections of the change performed.
(Authorized Atari Service Center)
OPEN 24 HOURS!
DAY: (415) 648-5466 NIGHT: (415)359-5641
Continued on next page.
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STAR*TECH JOURNAL/JANUARY 1983
SECTION 1
1. Remove resistors 131, 130, 133, 132 and replace
with four 3.3K ohm resistors.
2. Clip and lift the following pins: Fl 1-1, 5, 11, 13.
These pins should be clipped as close to the solder
pads on the board as possible, and the pins lifted only
enough to break the connection.
3. Install four lmfd 50-volt caps between the lifted pins
on F 11 with the ( +) side soldered to the lifted pins.
4. Solder four 1 OK ohm resistors to the lifted pins on
Fll.
5. Connect the free ends of the four lOK resistors
connected to F 11.
6. Install a 1 K ohm resistor between F 11 pins 3 + 4.
7. Solder a lOK ohm resistor to Fll pin 3.
8. Connect the free end of the resistor on F 11 pin 3 to the
common end of the four lOK resistors on F 1 1.
9. Connect the(+) end of a lmfd 50-volt cap to the
common end of the five lOK ohm resistors on F 1 1.
Connect the ( - ) end to ground.
10. Connect a 1000 pico farad cap between F 11 pin 3 and
ground.
SECTION 2
The following changes are needed on cocktail games only:
1. Remove resistors R83, 84, 85, 86, and replace with
3.3K ohm resistors.
2. Clip and lift the following pins on chip FlO 1, 5, 9,
11.
3. Install four lmfd 50-volt caps between the lifted pins
on F 10 and ground with the ( +) side soldered to the
lifted pins.
4. Solder four 1 OK ohm resistors to the lifted pins on
chip FlO.
5. Connect the free ends of the four lOK resistors on
chip FlO.
6. Install a 1 Kohm resistor between chip F 10 pins 3 + ,
4.
7. Connect a lOK ohm resistor to chip FlO pin 3.
Connect the other end to the common side of the four
1 OK ohm resistors on F 10.
8. Connect a 1000 pico farad cap between F 10 pin 3 and
ground.
9. Connect the (+) side of a lmfd 50-volt cap to the
common end of the five lOK ohm resistors on FlO.
Connect the (-) side to ground.
Symptom: Intermittent fire control and coin switch.
Solution: Change resistors R15, 117 and 120 from lK
ohms to 470 ohms.
*
"Battlezone" Handles
Symptom: Handles are breaking and coming apart.
Solution: Additional ribs were added to strengthen
them and new brass inserts were added to keep the handles
from coming apart. Contact your distributor for availability.
TO HAVE
MODEL 125 - ARCADE JOYSTICK
The only sensible replacement
• manufac;:tured from aluminum stru
• gold contact points
• 2, 4, or 8 positions
Th~ unit is designed to give you and yoor cus
joy possible.
NEWPORT CONTROLS
7330 ADAMS STREET
PARAMOUNT, CA 90723
(213) 633-4494

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