Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1987-November - Vol 9 Issue 9

STAR•TECH Journal
Nova111ber 1987 (6)
Bally Midway XENOPHOBE
Intermittent Reset
By
Figure 1
Field Service Depart:rrent
Bally Midway Manufacturing Company
Franklin Park, Illinois
SUBJEx:T:
Lock-Up On The 68000 Video P.C. Boards
(A084-91871-E000 and A084-91871--D000)
SYMPIOMS:
We have noticed that SOire XENOPHOOE'S
experience an intermittant lock-up problem
when the game is turned on. The background
appears normal but the characters show up
as garbage with a thin line down the right
hand side of the screen. This condition
usually disappears when the game is turned
off and on again.
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Solder side near ICs 10H & 10J .
(To be used in locating cut)
Figure 2
SOLUl'ION:
To eliminate the condition completely,
perform the following modification:
1. On the solder side, cut the trace that
cones from the left side of the plated
through hole between ICl0H and IClOJ. See
Figure 1.
2. On the solder side, jumper IC14J pin 13
to IC14J pin 1. See Figure 2.
3. On the solder side, jumper IC14J pin
12, to the plated through hole between
ICl0H and IClOJ. Be sure to scrape the
solder mask off the plated through hole
before soldering. See Figures 1 and 2.
(This is the same plated through hole
referenced in instruction 1.)
4. On the solder side, jumper IC14J pin 11
to IC15J pin 9. See Figure 2.
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Solder side near ICs 14J & 1 SJ
(To be used in locating pins.)
Figure 3
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5. On the solder side, jumper IC14J pin 10
to IC14J pin 4. See Figure 2.
6. On the solder side, jumper IC14J pin 9
to the plated through hole between IC12D
and IC12E. Be sure to scrape the solder .
mask off the plated through hole before
soldering. See Figure 3.
Please note that all of our production
ga:rres will have this modification included
beginning with game #1410.
Solder side near ICs 120 & 12E
(To be used in locating Plated through Hole.)
STAR*TECH Journal
Novambe r 1987 ( 7)
Wells Gardner
. , High Voltage Shutdown
Flipper Orientation
1A
By
Cross
Godwin Distributing Co.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
By Sam
WEI.IS-GARDNER K7000 MONI'IDRS
particularly those used in Sega's ALIEN
SYNDRCJ,IB ganes. It seems that the high
voltage shutdown circuit is adjusted too
close at the factory and will cause
shutdown of the nonitor at line voltages
of 130vac.
I have had to renove VR8, the 2000 ohm
adjustable pot, clean the sealing glue
from it, and adjust it upwards SLIGHI'LY,
just enough so that it won't shut the
nonitor down at this slightly higher line
voltage.
caution: Don't try to adjust it in circuit
or you will nost likely break it .
Todd Erickson
SUmrnit Anusenents
st. Paul, Minnesota
FLIPPER COILS, RIGHI' OR WRONG?
From the first pinball coils on, they have
been wired in series. This has caused the
operator many millions of dollars in
replacenent parts. The correct way to wind
the coil is in parallel. Williamg
Electronics was the first to do this.
The next item I am questioning is that,
are the flipper coils on backwards?
I feel they are. The main advantage of
having the lugs on the opposite side of
the coil is that there will be less shock
on the diodes and less broken wires.
Coils in backwards and wired wrong? It
looks that way. More information will be
corning on this subject.

MISSION XX
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the 4th wk.
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one - ordered 2
Toledo, Ohio: G
many of one
Frankfurt, II
away from
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North Plat
Comhuske
Cayce, So
"Zippy Ma
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week ... 8
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bar piece
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doing $150-200 weelc
Houston, Texas Game Co,
legs. . . great!
Phoenix, Arizona: Bough• ,hree ... Looks Ii,
bigwinnerl
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much, I'm going fishing.
Amarillo, Texai:· Sorry I waited so long ... #1
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THE NATION!
JOIN OP NOW!
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