STAR*TECH JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER 1983
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VOL. 5/#1 MARCH '83
Purity, Convergence, and Tracking Adjustments for
Wells-Gardner Color X·Y Monitor • On The Service
Trail ... Atari's " Pole Position" Notes, Atari's" Dig Dug"
Difficulty Adjustment, Atari's "Black Widow" /'Gravitar"
Update, The Operator's Business Status, Sega "Tac-
Scan" Conversion Kit, Bally/Midway"Super Pac-Man"
Drop Off, Bally/M idway "Pac-Man Plus" • Sega
" Frogger" Intermittent Sound • Rowe/Seaburg Ser·
vice Tips • Atari " Pole Position" High Score Retention
Mod, Gas Pedal Maintenance, Steering Wheel lock·
Up, Intermittent Gear Shift, Double Vision • ROM/
PROM Test Cable Assy • Sega Electronics' ROM
line (Part 6) • Data East Cassette System Power
Supply Mod • New System Preview/ Atari's " Xevious"
• Coinco Coin Return Level Mod • Bally/ Midway
"Pac-Man Plus" Precaution • Taito "Front line"
Ribbon Cables • Taito "Wild Western" Option Switch
Settings • Atari Coin Door Part Numbers • Bally/
Midway Picture Tube Interchangeability • Manufacts:
Summary of Major Op-Amp circuits (Part 3) • News
Bits/ NEC 4-Megabit Memory Chip • Bally Feature
lamp Power Supply Mod • Gottlieb "Q*Bert" Tech·
nical Notes, Gottlieb's MA4000 Filter Board,
Troubleshooting Gottlieb's "Q*Bert" GG-111 System •
The "Bear'' Facts ... Digital logic Intro, 555 Timer
Circuits, Kasco "Driver II", Ticket Dispenser Feedback
• An R&D Tax Credit for Your Electronic Coin-Op
Business? • lnQuizitive • In Other Words/Video
Games
VOL. 5/#2 APRIL '83
Stern "Lost Tomb" Service Notes • Atari " Pole Posi·
lion" Gas Pedal Modification • On The Service Trail . .
Atari Customer/Field Service, Atari "Millipede" and
"Tempest'' Option Setting Recommendations, Wico's
New Contact Points • Design Scene Simulation
System for Sale • Bally Midway Service Bulletins:
"Baby Pac-Man" Vidiot PCB Adjustments, " Baby Pac-
Man" Schematic Typo, " Baby Pac-Man" Flipper E.O.S.
Wiring, "Centaur'' & "Speak Easy" Solenoid Expander
PCBs • Saga Electronics' ROM line (Part 7) •
Manufacturer Phone Numbers for Canada and Other
Countries • Gottlieb "Q•Bert" Symptoms/Possible
Causes, 8088 Microprocessor Notes • Nintendo
" Donkey Kong Jr." Speed Up/Down Kits • News
Bits/Flat Computer Displays • Manufacts: logic
Board lock-Ups • New System Preview/Nintendo's
"Popeye" • Taito Troubleshooting Chart for FMP001
Switching Regulator • Atari "Pole Position" Pulley
Cable • The "Bear'' Facts .. . Logic Truth Tables,
"Scoutball" Troubleshooting Tips • In Other Words/
echnical Terms • Data East " Bump 'N' Jump" Option
Switch Settings • lnQu izitive
VOL. 5/#3 MAY '83
AOE '83 Highlights • Coin Acceptors, Inc. Introduces
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Low-Cost log ic Board Tester• Bally Midway Service
Bulletin: Thumper Bumper Locking Ring • On The
Service Trail ... National Lock Reports on Lockout
Problem, AOE '83 in Review • AOE Expo '83/Non-
Vldeos • Manufacts: Sega "Turbo" PROM ldentijication
Chart ·• News Bits/ Service Trends Survey • AOE
Asides • Sega Electronics' ROM line (Part 8) • A
New Company Introduces a New Imaging Surface •
New System Preview/Saga's "Star Trek'' • Bally
Midway Wire Cheating Kits • Tech Shop Profile •
Bally Feature lamp Burnout Cure • New-Tone Elec·
Ironies, lnc.'s Transient Voltage Protection Unit •
The "Bear" Facts . .. Logic Gates, logic Math, Divide-
by•N Counters, Pulse Generator, Namco " Hotball"
Hockey, Destron " Bio-Rhythm" and "Astrograph"
Modifications • In Other WordsNideo Game
Manufacturers • lnQuizitive
VOL. 5/#4 JUNE '83
AOE '83: largest Yet • Kiddie Rides USA Debuts
New Rides • COi NCO Conducts Service Seminars •
On The Service Trail ... Williams Drop Target Jumper
Wire Fix, Williams "Black Knight" Flipper Coil Replace-
ment • Atari "Tempest" Color X·Y Monitor, Bally
Midway "Super Pac-Man" Enhancement Chip • TCG
Adds New Replacement Parts • Manufacts: Introduc-
tion to the 68000 • News Bits/Hybrid Flat Displays,
Other Video Game Applications • Sega Electronics'
ROM line (Part 9) • Chemtronics Electronic Grade
Coolant • Bally Midway " Grand Slam" Fly-Away
Target Adjustment, Bally Midway "Journey'' Cassette
Notes • New System Preview/ Cinematronics'
"Cosmic Chasm" • Tech Shop Profile/United Distri·
butors, Inc. • Sega Electron ics Service Bulletins:
Sega G-80 Power Supply Ground Mod, Sega "Zaxxon"
Uprig~t/TableJoystickMod • SegaColorX·YMonitor
Zener Replacement • Analyzing the Data East
Cassette System • The " Bear" Facts: PAO Show, R·S
latch Operation, Keyboard Programmable Divide-
By•N Counter, "Scoutball" Troubleshooting Tips for
light or Sound Failure • Sole Proprietorship life
Insurance • Randustrial Corp. Maintenance Catalog
• In Other Words/Pinball Games/Mfg. • lnOuizitive
VOL. 5/#5 JULY 1983
News Bits/Dept. of Labor Service Industry Growth
Report, New Tube Family• Abloy Electric Switchlocks
Get UL listing • On The Service Trail ... Atari " Pole
Position" Front Glass Panel, Atari " Dig-Dug" and
" Xevious" Contact Points, Sega Sit Down "Star Trek"
Start Button, Meltec "Boom Balls" Trouble Areas •
Bally Midway Service Bulletins:" Journey'' Intermittent
Shut-Off of Tape Cassette, " Mappy'' Difficulty level
Setting, "Wacko", "Kozmik Krooz' r'', "Journey'', etc.
Power Schematic Manual Errors, " Super Pac-Man"/
"Mappy'' Similar Electronics Circuits • Midway Initiates
Service Newsletter for Operators • American Lock
CompanyDevelopsNewSecurityCamlock • Wells·
Gardner Color X·Y High Voltage Supply • Pace's
Pulse Heat Power Source • Manufacts: Sega Elec·
Ironies' "Turbo" Troubleshooting (Part 1) • Sega's
New 24-Hour Rapid Return on Serviced Parts •
Chemtronics Triple Purpose Plastic/Glass Cleaner •
Build YourOwn Logic Probe• Cinematronics "Cosmic
Chasm" Engineering Changes: Monitor: Jitter, Stray
lines, Power Problem, Cooling, Erratic Trackball,
Game Lock Up, Power Up Credits, Muffled Audio •
Sega Electronics' ROM line (Part 10) • New System
Preview/Universal's " Mr. Doi" • Analyzing the Data
East Cassette System (Part 2) • The Importance of
Good Cash Management • Tech Shop Profile/Pioneer
Sales & Service Inc. • The " Bear' Facts: Power Supply
Primer, JK Divide-By-Counters, "Audio Skeeball"
Tickets, Cotton Candy Vendor Retrofit KiVNew
EPROM, Troubleshooting the CDC Micron Timer •
Industry Technical Schools • Bally "Baby Pac-Man"
Switched Illum ination Mod, Atari "Quantum" Monitor
Mod• In Other Words/Conversion Kits• lnQuizitive
• HELP! Williams "Gorger" Solenoid Problem
VOL. 5/#6 AUGUST '83
News Bits/Downloading Video Software, ICs Soon to
Become Centipedes • Armor Chain Company
Announces New Anti-Theft Anchor for Vending
Machines • On The Service Trail ... Varistor Protection,
Sega's "Star Trek" Kit, Taito Rectifier Heat Sinks,
Williams' New Plastic Cabinets • Atari Tech Tips:
Dangerous Display Harness, Using the Z80 Interface,
"Food Fight" Joystick Calibration/Selecting Options
• Bally Midway 125VA Power Supply Blown Fuses
Care • Bally Midway Service Bulletins: " Baby Pac·
Man" Memory Combinations, "Ms. Pac-Man" RFI
Modification • Atari "Star Wars" Hardware • Sega
"Star Trek"/"The Kit" • Sega 24-Hour Turnaround
Update • Gottlieb Power Distribution fo r the GG-I 11
Video System • Atari " Pole Position" Heat Cure •
ETA Elects New Officers at Annual Convention •
TDP's New " Motion Fluid60" Handles lubrication fo r
Close-Fitting Parts • New System Preview/Atari's
"Star Wars" • Protection Mod for Kurz-Kasch TF650
• Tech Shop Profile/Sandler Vending Company •
Manufacts: Saga Electronics' "Turbo" Troubleshooting
(Part 2) • The " Bear'' Facts: Using Ohm's Law, How to
Troubleshoot DC Power Supplies, T, oubleshooting
Gino Rondina Hydraulic Toys, "Superball" Ticket
Motor Drive Mod; Ball Release Kit; Ball Stop Guard,
Ikemoto " Frog Hunter'' Ticket Dispenser Kit • How to
Use low-Cost Photo Equipment to Fight Crime •
I nQuizitive • All-Purpose Non-Contact Aerosol Dusi/
lint Remover Announced by Chemtronics • In Other
Words/ GPU System
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