Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1988-February - Vol 9 Issue 12

STAR•TECH Journal
February 1988 (13)
SERVICE MANUALS
MANUFACTURER'S NUMBERS
Customer Service
TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTROHOME
Arachnid
& WELLS GARDNER MONITORS
A troubleshooting manual covering the
servicing of the most popular color video
monitors used in the Coin-Operated
Amusement Industry.
This manual covers every aspect of monitor
repair including: Power Supply Section -
symptoms end solutions. CRT Construction
end Operation -brightness problems end
solutions. Deflection Circuitry -sync
circuit description end troubleshooting.
Color Problems -including degaussing,
purity, white balance and convergence
adjustments.
Troubleshooting Electrohome & Wells
Gardner Monitors is priced at $19.95 (US)
plus $2.50 shipping (via Air add $3).
Ardac
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Atari/Namco •••••••••••••••••
Bally/Midway/Sente ••••••••••
Cape om
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Data East
Konami
Le Land
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Me met ron ••••••••••••••••••••
Merit •••••••••••••••••••••••
Nichibutsu • • . . . • . . • . • • . • • • . .
Nintendo••••••••••••••••••••
Premier ••••.••••..•......•..
Romstar •••••••••••••••••••••
Sega ••••••••••••••••••••••••
Showcase ••••••••••••••••••••
Tai to •••••••••••••••••••••••
Tradewest
ELECTRONIC GAME REPAIR
Instructional and reference manual
covering such subjects as: Basic
Electronics, Semiconductors, Video Game
Systems, Electronic Pinball Systems,
Troubleshooting Techniques, Tools and Test
Equipment, Schematic Reading end more.
This 8-1/2" x 11" manual contains 65 pages
of technical info for the servicing of
electronic games and is priced at $24.95
plus $2.50 shipping (via Air add $9).
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Data East Pinball •••••••••••
Doy le •••.•••.••••••.•.......
Ex id y . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • . . . • .
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Univid ••••••••••••••••••••••
W i CO • • • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Williams ••••••••••••••••••••
800/435-8319
800/321-0765
408/434-3950
312/451-9200
800/843-4632
408/286-7074
BOO/KICKERS
800/237-2254
408/496-6466
312/595-1443
619/562-7000
312/629-6500
800/445-9353
213/408-0518
800/633-3236
312/350-0400
213/539-2744
408/435-0201
800/642-7263
312/520-9280
214/874-2683
800/321-2778
800/323-0765
312/267-2240
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STAR*TECH Journal
February 1988 (14)
MARKETPLACE
FILL IN ALL THE GAPS
A monthly Listing of available coin-op
sales and services seen by over 2,000
amusement machine operators.
You now can complete your technical
library of STAR*TECH JOURNALS -first
published in March of 1979.
MARKETPLACE prices era $4 per Line, (two
Line minimum], with a maximum of 40
characters per Line -including spaces.
Previously unavailable volume 5, ( 1 83,
'84), is now in stock (327 pages, 3-hole
punched and shrink-wrapped with an index].
DEADLINE: The 20th of the previous month.
(Example: February 20th for the March
issue.] Call 609/662-1080.
Also, Volumes 6 and 7, ('84,'85,'86], have
been combined and are in stock (17 issues,
270 pages], This combo Volume is also
3-hole punched, shrink-wrapped with index.
WANTED1 Video game Logic boards. Call or
send title, condition, & if have manual.
Also want Playmeter & Replay back issues,
To order, see the VOLUMES/ISSUES order
form elsewhere in this issue,

RTH, 3911 Winterburn St., Pittsburgh, PA
15207. Phone: 412/421-8098. Evenings.
WANTED1
THAYER'S QUEST Laser disc from kit sold by
GREAT SCOTT AMUSEMENT, 619/931-7921.
Sava This Adi
As a source for Pinball 8ackglasses. Over
1300 in stock new and used, We ship
UPS/COD insured. $75 each plus shipping.
STEVE ENGLE 60-41 Woodbine st., Ridgewood,
NY 11385. Phone: 718/417-5050,
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AUTOMATED QUALITY HARNESSES
For video games, vending machines and
special requirements. Prices start at $15.
Two to five day delivery. Price quotes
upon request. Volume discounts. Universal
harnesses available. ALL harnesses are top
quality machine made. Color conversion
kits for Donkey Kong monitors immediately
available $20, Write or call:
LOUISE'S HARNESS SHOP, Rt 3, Box 72,
Prattville, AL 36067. Phone: 205/365-1841.
FANTASY ISLAND ANTI-THEFT KIT
Kit includes four 5x5 galvanized 1/8"
steel plates for reinforcing door. Twenty
pop-rivets. Two Lead concrete anchors for
1/2" bolts. Two 1/2" bolts to match
anchors. Two 5"x1/4" shoulder bolts with
wing nuts and Lock-washers. Installation
plans included. Kit price $16.50 plus
shipping. Contact George or John at
Banner Parts 800/237-5000
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COIN-OP NAIL LIST RENTAL
New! Our list now contains only certified
coin-op names/companies and is available
on Cheshire Lab Les with Title Addressing.
Call for totals and pricing. Updated
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MANUFACTURER'S NUMBERS
Telex
WANTED TO BUY: DOME GLASSES.
Seaburg •• ••, R, L, K, V, VL.
AMI •••••••• H, I, K, Lyric.
Wurlitzer ... 1800, 1900.
CALL: 617/479-0011.
Cape om
VIDEO GANE CONVERSIONS -- Install
Cinematronics ••••••••••••••• 4974293
Data East •••.•••. , .••••••••• 172163
two games for the price of one with
DOUBLE UP. Control panel switch Lets your
players choose either game. Available in
two versions: Universal kit and Plug-in
kit for quick installation, For more info,
call MULTITECH toll free at 1/800
346-3379. Special offer until Feb. 29th.
HARD TO FIND PARTS
For most older games incl Laser games.
Call: GREA T SCOTT AMUSEMENTS 619/931-7921 .
Arachnid •••••••••••••••••••• 27057601
Atari/Namco ••••••••••••••••• 5101007850
Bally/Midway/Sente •••••••••• 721596
Doyle
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Merit
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Nichibutsu •••••••••••••••••• 350246
Premier ••••••••••••••••••••• 215009
Romstar ••••••••••••••••••••• 240320
Univid
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Willi ams •••.•• • ••••••••• , ••• 253095

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