Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1991-April - Vol 13 Issue 2

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April 1991
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ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
Service Manual
Section I Introduction Soldering Equipment, Digital
Mutimeters, Logic Probe, Transistor Tester, Oscilloscope,
Logic Analyzer, CPU Emulators.
ADVANCED
TROUBLESHOOTING
For The Servicing And Maintenance
Of Coin-Operated Amusement Machines
Section II Electronic Components Diodes, Diode Param-
eters, Transistors, Transistor Parameters, Zeners, Zener
Parameters, Resistors, Resistor Types, Capacitors.
Section III Power Supplies Linear /Switching Comparison
Chart, Linear Supplies, Fixed Terminal Regulator, Series
Pass Regulator, Failure Modes, Crowbar Circuit, Modifi-
cations, Switching Supplies, Pulse Width Modulation,
Common Mistakes, Troubleshooting Checklist.
Section IV Monitors Common Errors, Rules of Thumb, _
Wells Gardner K7000, Common Problems, Hantarex
MTC9000, Common Problems, RGB Generator.
Section V Digital and I/O Integrated Circuits, 7400 TTL,
4000 Series, Hybrids, Information Sources, Switch Input
Circuits, Switch Matrix, Analog Multiplexer.
Section VI Microprocessors Embedded Controllers, Busses,
68000, Z80, 6502, NOPs.
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