Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1991-August - Vol 13 Issue 6

The Technical And
Informational Monthly
For The Coin-Op Industry
ugust 1991
Volume 13, Number 6
* * * CONTENTS * * *
• Williams Slugfest
Pitching Problems
4
• • Midway Dr. Dude
• Heart Target
4
• Williams Fun House
Flipper Rubber
4
• Midway Gilligan's Island
Rainp
4
. • Cellular Telephone
Static Cures
6
• Williams Programs Out
Hardware Failures
6
• Use Circuit Breakers
• Instead Of Fuses
7
• Greenwald Coin Chutes 7
• AMOA Nominations •
8
• Atari Tempest
Shorting Pins
9
• Series/Parallel Flipper .
Conversion Response 10
; • Atari Road Riot
•• • Is UL Listed
10
• Williams Rejectors
11
• Industry's Worst Cue 12
• Betson Crane Diodes
12
• Data East Pin 5th Anni 12
• Install A Ticket
Advance Pushbutton 14
• Merit Pie Segments
16
• Evaluating SNK's
NEO•GEO
18
• Wms Sys II Diagnostic 20
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Augustl 991 •
NEW SERVICE MANUALS
MORE SERVICE MANUALS
ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
BEST OF STAR*TECH JOURNAL: MONITORS
Based on STARflECH Journal's highly successful national
seminar program for the advancing game technician. This
manual is designed to advance the service person in the
skills of troubleshooting & repair of coin-operated games.
The most in-depth manual ever written on Monitors, Power
Supplies, Logic Board Diagnosis, Pcb Bench Repair, Prob-
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service manual. $49.95.
From 1979 to 1989. Ten years of video monitor service tips
and symptom/solutions! This manual belongs on every
service bench. Everything from Theory-of-operation to
Troubleshooting is covered for black & white models, X-Y
types and color monitors (US & foreign) . Including common
failure modes, specific component failures, suitable re-
placements, testing methods, isolation techniques, modifi-
cations and enhancements for most every video monitor
ever used in the Coin-Op Amusements Industry during the
past ten years! 120 pages, arranged so that you can easily
find the monitor you want by Game manufacturer &
Monitor manufacturer. Price: $49.95.
HOT TIPS I: Bench Tech
Keep this valuable reference manual nearby on your work-
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STAR*TECH Journal articles plus additional time-saving
tech tips from service managers around the country. Ar-
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1990/'91 UPDATES: S*TJ'S MONITOR MANUAL
All monitor articles covered in 1989/'90 or 1990/'91 pub-
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Symptoms and Fixes in each which appeared in STAR*TECH
Journal's Volume 11 or 12. Update your technical library
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ELECTRONIC GAME REPAIR
Instructional and reference manual covering such subjects
as: Basic Electronics, Semiconductors, Video Game Sys-
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priced at $24.95.
INSIDE POWER SUPPLIES
This manual is loaded with information on power supplies.
Written by James Beck of BAM Engineering, edited by
James Calore and published by STAR*TECH Journal.
Every type of power supply is covered; including linear and
switch mode. Power supply components, transformer and
filter arrangements, high current supplies and trou-
bleshooting is also presented in this very comprehensive
manual. 32 pages. Price: $24.95.
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