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Issue: 1991-August - Vol 13 Issue 6

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CUSTOM/8 LINE WIRE HARNESSES
Made To Order
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Harnesses • Interface Boards • Color Conversion Pcb
JAMMA Generic Harnesses
P.O. Box 1065
18 North Centre Street
Merchantville, NJ 08109
Phone:
Fax:
BBS:
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609/662-1080
609 / 662-053 7
404/ 631-2928
JAMMA Interface Wired
Publisher /Editor:
Office Manager:
Contributors:
James Calore
Sharon Iacono
John Michael Bevar
Charles Bleich
Dave Bushey
Larry DeMar
Bill Eaton
Todd Erickson
Vic Fortenbach
Bill Johnston
Jim Kelly
Kevin M. Kubek
Donald B. Prince
Kingsley Sime
Evan Wessel
Erik Wittenzellner
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Conversions Made Simple With Interface Boards
Double Male Interface Board with JAM MA pin out one side and choice
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Interface Board with male JAM MA pinout on one side and choice of
28/56, 22/44 or 18/36 female connector on other@ $15. 8 line tails
@ $20 . 8 line generic complete with terminations@ $26.50. Boards
wired to your pinout$7. Nintendo Monitor Color Conversion PCB
instructions furnished $22. Quantity prices on request. Prices subjeci
to change without notice.
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Willianis Slugf est
Pitching Problenis
Midway Dr. Dude
Heart Target
Erik Wittenzellner, Service Manager
Kemp Enterprises, Inc.
South Windsor, Connecticut
Evan Wessel
Mercury Amusement
Havertown, Pennsylvania
PROBLEM
SYMPTOM
We recently received a Slugfest in our shop to
make location ready. Upon installation at the
location we started experiencing pitch problems.
After about a week of trying this and that to fix
the erratic pitches, I decided to call Williams.
After describing the problem, they told me to
check the playfield.
I've had repeated problems with this feature
target on both of my Dr. Dudes. The target gets
struck very hard and the rivets holding the
switch blades loosen up. The target blade will
then jam holding the target closed.
CAUSE
It turns out that the playfield is made of plastic
and if moved into the sun, it can warp slightly
causing this problem.
SOLUTION
To solve the problem, I drilled and countersank
a small flathead screw directly in front of the
pitch exit flap which brought the playfield back
to flat and solved the problem.
Wnis Fun House
Flipper Rubber
Todd Erickson
Summit Amusements
St. Paul, Minnesota
SOLUTION
Drill out the rivets and then nut and bolt the
target assembly together. This will keep it in
proper alignment.
NOTE
The mounting position and short distance from
the flippers makes this a particular problem for
Dr. Dude.
Midway Gilligan's
Island Ranip
Kingsley Sime
K. Sime Machines
Lancashire, England
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
The upper flipper has been hitting the ball guide
and cutting the flipper rubber on some games.
So far we have sited two Gilligan's Islands and
have had service calls to both games for the same
fault: The 'island' on both tables is slightly lower
than the top of the ramp leading to it.
SOLUTION
If you see a mark on the flipper rubber, trim or
adjust the ball guide.
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SOLUTION
The cure is not quite as simple as it looks on first
glance. If you raise the island only slightly you
will find that it will miss the light sensor under-
neath. You need to raise both the island and the
small light sensor board to be effective.

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