Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1988-December - Vol 10 Issue 10

Control Panel
Design w /Teniplate
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Bill Johnston
Johnston's General Store
Buffalo, New York
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POSITION THIS TEMPLATE
(or 2 templates for 2-player game):
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1. For player comfort, to allow palm rest, as
high as possible on the control panel.
2. Carefully clear of obstacles below, such as
the latches, extra support, wood end-rests,
monitor area wood and window, and extra
metal ~upporting brackets found frequently
on wooden control panels.
3. Allowing clearances for original and re-
placement controls.
4. Tape to control panel, and either trace
with carbon paper, or simply punch drill
points through the template. You may freely
reproduce this layout with a copier, or you
may wish to cut a master template from
plastic for easy future conversion work.
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THIS DESIGN
a) minimizes player wrist fatigue by allowing
the palm to rest on a properly pitched panel.
b) positions player fingers 1-2-3 comfortably
over push 1-2-3 in a natural drumming of
the fingers position. Player satisfaction is
increased due to immediate player response
to the game controls (instead of scattering
the buttons widely apart which would cause
delayed response as player must reach for a
button with an arm movement).
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IGT Draw 80 Poker Auto-Bet/Deal Mod
Ronnie Belitz
Lark Amusement
Bristol, Tennessee
MODIFICATION
This modification moderi.zes your Draw 80 to
allow the player to Just hold the Bet button
down until the desired amount is reached
instead of repeatedly pushing the bet but-
ton. The cards are also automatically dealt if
the maximum bet of 8 is reached.
PROCEDURE
Modification: Cut the trace from pin 4 of
074. Run a wire from U74 pin 4 to U35 pin
10. Run another wire from U35 pin 9 to U49
pin 6. Run another wire from U35 pin 8 to
~ U23 pin 9 and fmallyrun a wire from U23 pin
'8 to U65 pin 6. This completes the Auto-Bet
portion.
For the Auto-Deal after 8 bet, run a wire from
U56 pin 10 to U72 pin 6.
CIRCUIT CHANGES
What happens is the high output of the Bet
button from U7 4 is logically "anded" at U35
with the output of the vertical clock at U49
and then the signal is inverted at U23 for
proper polarity to simulate the Bet button
being pressed repeatedly. The clock Is slow
enough to allow the player to bet whatever is
desired. If you have any questions about this
mod, call 615/764-8383.
Drew's • PO Box 632 • Fairforest, SC 29336
803/574-0162 • Fax 803/574-7680 • Telex 510601 2480

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