Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1986-November - Vol 8 Issue 9

November 19B6 (BJ
STAR*TECH Journal
VENDING: Automatic Products,
RMI & Dixie-Narco
By John Batistic
Cleveland Coin Machine Exchange
Cleveland, Ohio
AU'IOMATIC PRODUCTS
Automatic Products has announced that they
will be obsoleting their 10 price
accumulator for the older SMOKESHOP and
CANDYSHOP series machines. This will take
place as of January 1, 1987. They will no
longer build or repair accumulators at
their facility. They will, however,
continue to maintain parts for the units
through 1987.
There are several excellent electronic
accumulators available which will
interface with SK>KESHOP and/or CANDYSHOP
machines. It is suggested, that if you are
interested, you should contact your
nearest Automatic Products distributor.
There is a kit available from Automatic
Products for adding a four (4) price
electronic changer (either Mars or
Coinco). The kit may be ordered under the
following part nunbers:
Part #750099 ••••• For use with CANDYSHOP
or SNACKSHOP only
Part #750099-1 ... For use with PASTRYSHOP
only
nounted. The change was made beginning
with serial nunbers:
6000 Series ..... #6004963
7000 Series ..... #7009768
For machines below the above listed serial
nunbers there is a rubber self adhesive
pad available to put around the operate
switch to prevent the switch from
bottoming out. The part may be ordered
under part #460383. It is recomnended that
the rubber pad be added to all machines in
the field.
REFRESHMENI' MACHINERY INDUSTRIES (RMI)
The overflow bucket used on nodels 850,
8050 and 2000 is no longer available from
the manufacturer. RMI will substitute a
kit that will enable all machines to use
the new bucket now being used in
production.
The part nUIIber for the kit is #31487.
This kit consists.of a new bucket
(#31440), upper bracket (#31482), lower
bracket (#30973), two screws (#14487), two~
nuts (#11749) and a bead chain (#30766) of
the correct length (9 inches) for the
overflow bucket float.
The kit #31487 will be substituted for all
spare parts orders for the old bucket
#06922.
DIXIE-NARC()
Part #750108 through
Part #750108-7 ... For use with SMOKESHOPS
When ordering kits for SK>KESHOPS you rrust
specify the type of changer that will be
used and whether or not a digital display
will be used. Please note that the above
kits do not include a changer.
There has been a problem reported from the
field regarding the operate switches
breaking on the 6000 and 7000 series
SNACKSHOPS. The problem is caused by the
operate switch being bottomed out when the
door is closed, causing the switch to
break internally.
The problem has been corrected on
production units by indenting the sliding
panel deeper where the operate switch is
.
Dixie-Narco has announced a Multiprice Kit
used to convert single price vendors for
use with rrultiprice changers. The kit does
not include the coin changer. Changers
should be ordered separately. The kit
should be ordered as:
1 B/M267,010,800.04 Multiprice Kit.
Available price decals are:
35 cents, 40 cents, 45 cents, 50 cents, 55
cents, 60 cents, 65 cents, 70 cents & 75
cents.
Changers required:
Coinco Model F300-9400-977 4 Price or
Mars Model MC-5920-A, 4 Price Part
#9199345-4.
not use Mars Model MC-5920.
Please know that one kit will convert only
one vendor.
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November 1986 (S)
STAR*TECH Journal
Memetron MANIA CHALLENGE
Coln Input Circuit
By
3. Renove and discard R31 & R36.
Install .1 ufd SOV ceramic capacitors
in their place.
Todd Erickson
Stmmit Anusement
st. Paul, Minnesota
4. Add wire to edge connector in position
AlO to use with 2 coin entry door.
MANIA CHALLENIB has been an excellent game
for earnings. Unfortunately, the kit is Ir\Y
pick for the "worst operating kit" for
1986.
'!be problens are conpounded in high volume
locations. '!be game has two coin switches
going to one coin input. If two people
deposit a coin at the same time, one
player will loose his coin.
'!be board has two coin inputs. Nowhere are
there directions for wiring the second
coin input (AlO). If the coins are a
fraction of a second apart, the game will
lock up and/or display double images.
'!be Jobber/Mfg sent out a phony service
bulletin stating that the coin input
should be 16 to 70 milliseconds'? They
stated that the coin switch should be
,,......, adjusted to this short pulse!
'Ibis shows me a general lack of knowledge
in the Coin Machine Industry. They also
told me that it was just about i.npossible
to drop 2 coins at the same time.
NJTES:
Coin 2 is connector position AlO.
Coin Counter 2 is connector position All.
Coin settings are same as manual
indicates.
The main reason we buy from reputable
sources is for service back-up. I feel
that these people let down the operator.
(Talk about frustration! The owner of the
conpmy never returned Ir\Y calls, and their
head of service hung up on me.)
Their coin hookup will disable one coin
chute if the other has a hung coin switch.
They stated in their bulletjn that this
phony circuit is necessary as part of
their anti-copy feature? '!heir input is a
pulse extender that activates as the coin
is released.
A few parts make a one-shot circuit
this mess. Following the directions
will make this game work correctly.
Jobber/Mfg is making available new
software to conpensate for the coin
error. It does not take care of the
coins at one time problem, however.
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out of
below
The
input
two
By
the way, Menetron' s SHAroHAI KID also
has problens. If the game locks-up and
goes to test, you may need a new Z-80 &
Rom to replace the black box, (used for
copyright protection).
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EAST COAST ELECTRONICS
MANIA CHALLEOOE Coin Modifications:
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The Experts in Sales& Service Conversion Kits
at Operators Prices. New and used PCB's for
sale. Call for your Special Discounts.
1. Renove Dl & D2. Install 4. 7K 1/ 4w
resistors in there place.
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2. Renove and discard C54 & C57.
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