Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1991-December - Vol 13 Issue 10

STAR*TECH Journal
December 7 99 7
MORE SERVICE MANUALS
NEW SERVICE MANUALS
ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
BEST OF STAR*TECH JOURNAL: MONITORS
Based on STARkTECH 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-
lem Isolation Techniques, Troubleshooting Logically, Pre-
ventive Maintenance, Proven Quick Fixes, Test Equipment
& Repair/Rework Tools, Gathering Valuable Technical
Information and much, much more! Excellent for shop
and/or home study. Upgrade your technical skills with
current electronic troubleshooting procedures. No techni-
cal library is complete without this all-new coin-op game
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-
bench -you will use it! A compilation of "hand picked"
STARkTECH Journal articles plus additional time-saving
tech tips from service managers around the country. Ar-
ranged by game manufacturer, alphabetically. Special plastic
comb binding allows handbook to lay flat on your bench,
freeing both hands for the job. And sized at 5 1 /2" x 8 1 /2"
it won't clutter your work area. $29.95.
HOT TIPS II: Field Tech
Don't leave home without it! Just like HOT TIPS I: Bench
Tech-except for this special issue manual, we had veteran
field service people select the most helpful STARkTECH
Journal articles and add some of their own great tech tips!
Geared toward the tech/mech doing service on location, as
opposed to shop repair with the luxuries of time and
resource materials. Arranged by game manufacturer, al-
phabetically. Special plastic comb binding allows hand-
book to lay flat, freeing both hands for the job. This sturdy
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" handbook will fit comfortably into your
toolbox. $29.95.
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1990/'91 UPDATES: S*TJ'S MONITOR MANUAL
All monitor articles covered in 1989/'90 or 1990/'91 pub-
lished in a handy format. Over 25 new video monitor
Symptoms and Fixes in each which appeared in STAR~CH
Journal's Volume 11 or 12. Update your technical library
with these valuable reference texts. Price: $12.95 each.
ELECTRONIC GAME REPAIR
Instructional and reference manual covering such subjects
as: Basic Electronics, Semiconductors, Video Game Sys-
tems, Electronic Pinball Systems, Troubleshooting Tech-
niques, Tools and Test Equipment, Schematic Reading and
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.
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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The Beginners Guide To
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REPAIRING
SWITCHING
VIDEO CARD GAMES
POWER SUPPLIES
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Service Manual
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New! Just Published. Author Don Powell, owner
of Don's Video Repair of Shelbyville, Tennessee has
written this complete Beginners Guide to Repairing
Video Card Games and 8 Line Machines.
New! Just Published. All about Switching Power
Supplies. From the very beginning! Switchers are
covered from when they first appeared in our In-
dustry up to the current models and uses.
Learn From Experience. Don has been in the
business for over 20 years and has seen it all. In this
manual, he presents the topics in a logical order
bringing the novice technician along at an even pace
while allowing the expert serviceperson to extract
the data needed to keep up these specialized games.
Theory and Circuit Analysis. Voltage Measure-
ments, Substitute Parts and Failure Modes.
Modifications. Getting negative voltages from
positive-only switchers, Identifying power legs on
ICs, Capacitor Replacements.
Theory & Symptom/Solutions. Since there are
quite a few Video Card Games on the market, and
older ones are still being operated, Don has elected
to go into depth on a few of the more common ones
and to list symptoms and solutions for a great many
others. Game pinouts and prints are included.
Troubleshooting. Peter Chou, Condor, Wico, Power
Plus, Nintendo, Sieracin, HiTron, Penn-Ray.
Never before published information outside of our
journals. This info can not be found in any of our
current service manuals.
Covered From A To Z. The goal of this manual is
to enable anyone to repair a Video Card Game up to
and including the Printed Circuit Board. Chapters
are devoted to Tools, Testing the AC to DC sections,
and Schematic Symbols. On the Printed Circuit
Boards, the most common problems are discussed
including the Input circuits, the Video circuits and
the Reset circuits of many of the popular games.
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can determine if that switcher is repairable or simply not
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