Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1986-November - Vol 8 Issue 9

November 1986 (2)
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STAR*TicH Journal
Merit-Nomac PUB TIME Darts Warranty
By Jim Kelly, Service Manager
Merit Industries
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Atari CAT BOX:
New Interface Available
By Atari Field Service Department
Milpitas, califomia
Merit-Nomac's PUB TIME dart game now
carries a six-nonth warranty on all
materials and workmanship. If any
conponent fails within this period, your
local Merit, or Merit-Nomac distributor,
will honor that conponents repair or
replacement.
Z8002 INl'ERFACE
All PUB TIME dart games have a serial
nl.Ulber inprinted on the side of their
cabinets. This serial nl.Ulber is now on all
the major corrp:>nents inside the game.
These corrp:>nents include the power supply
board, switch matrix board, logic board,
and sound board.
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November 1988 [3)
ATl'ENI'ION ATARI C'AT OOX USERS l
The interface is shipped with instructions
and schematic for conversion to a Tll
interface. The Tll CPU is used on the
SYSTEM II and SUPER SPRINr games.
For more information, call Atari CUstomer
Service at (408} 434-3950.
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We're T.O.P.'s in the
Empire State!
All service problems can be answered by
calling Merit customer Service, toll-free
at 1-800-445-9353.
Game: CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINI' Phihong
switching Power supply.
Problem: Scranbled video, no video or low
+5 volt on the CPU PCB (top
board}.
Solution: On the Phihong 5V/3A switcher
check:
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Resistors: R3 & R4 - 2 ohm/lW
Capacitors: CS & C6 - 47uf/200V
electrolitic
Replace if defective.
A Tll
Atari Games customer Service has made
available the Z8002 interface at a
discounted price of $19.95 each while
supply lasts.
If ever a COnp:>nent is at fault in your
game, sinply call your local distributor
with the serial nl.Ulber and problem. Your
distributor will honor this conponents
repair or replacement if the serial nl.Ulber
is in the six-nonth period, and is still
inprinted on the bad conponent.
Atari CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT
Scrambled Video
By Atari Field Service Department
Milpitas, califomia
CONVERTED TO
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