Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1984-May - Vol 6 Issue 3

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FIREFOX AMPLIFONE RASTER MODIFICATION
Step 1
I ■ m ■ nd ■ t:ory ■ nd
nearest pad. Install an insulated
jumper (1000 volts or better
insulation) between pad at CRT
socket pin 5 and either of the
pads at spade lug J9. Use a
number 20 wire.
mu ■ t: b ■ don ■
lmm ■ dl ■ t ■ ly.
Steps 2 through 6 provide increased
protection to the deflection board
and should be installed by a quali-
fied technician as soon as possible,
but especially if the game fails.
e. Cut the trace between connec-
tor JS pin 9 pad and the base
pad of 010. Install a 330 ohm,
±5%, ¼ watt, resistor between
1. Nack Board
Cut the trace between the pad
at CRT socket pin 5 and the
the base of 01 O and the con-
nector JS pin 9 pad.
CAUTION
To prevent arcing, it is absolutely
necessary to use a carbon-
composition resistor in the
following step.
3. Remove the
focus terminal
cover from the CRT socket and
unsolder the focus lead from
the terminal. Solder a 22 meg-
ohm, ±5%, ½ watt carbon-
composition resistor to the
terminal with the end flush with
the terminal and resistor paral-
lel to the board. Solder the focus
lead flush with the other end of
the resistor, and trim the resistor
lead. Route the focus lead back
to the exit groove and replace
the cover.
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CUT TRACE

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CUTTRACE
ADD RESISTOR, 330..0..
ADD JUMPER
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J9
FOCUS TERMINAL
COVER
4. Deflectlan Baerd
Install a 1 N751 A zener diode
(5.1 V) to the vertical sync input,
anode to ground, as follows:
a. Locate the first pad connec·
ted to J1 pin 5 on the trace or
circuit side of the board.
Note: PLL b0ard is installed
in place of J1 .
b. Locate the pad going to
NOTE:
ground near J1 pin 6, between
pin 6 and R10.
c. Install the zenerdiode(anode
to ground) between these
two pads on the circuit side
of the PCB.
ing one lead of the cap to the
cathode pad (square pad) of
04 and the other lead to the
pad of C5 connected to the
gate of Q4. Install the cap on
the circuit side of the PCB.
15. a RemoveC5(0.1 uF)axialcap.
e. Route the high-voltage anode
b. Install a 0.22 uF (25 V) axial
cap between the cathode and
gate of Q4(MCR101), solder·
lead away from the deflection
board, and secure it with a wire
tie wrap.
Upright Firefox games built after
game serial number UR00802 will
not need this modification. This
modification has already been in·
corporated on all sitdown Firefox
games.

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