Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1991-May - Vol 13 Issue 3

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James Calore
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WilliaIDs New
Playfield Coating
Larry DeMar
Williams Electronics
Chicago, Illinois
Sega Enduro Racer
Steering Stop
G .L. (Moose) Foster
Glenn Jones, Inc.
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Ken Lee
Ace Coin
Evanston, Wyoming
SUBJECT
PROBLEM
As far as durable playfields are concerned,
Williams has been experimenting for 3 years
with a protective coating called Diamond Plate.
We had a Sega Enduro-Racer kit installed of
which the left turn stop for the handle bars was
way off.
Diamond Plate is a premium quality, high per-
If a player made a hard left turn while playing the
formance coating offering superior appearance
and durability with excellent chip and chemical
resistance. In addition, Diamond Plate holds its
wet look finish longer than any other finish
without any discoloration or peeling. It is many
times stronger than the standard coating, and
we have found that un-mylared Diamond Plate
games that have been tested as long as 3 years
in the field, cleaned up as good as new.
game he would run past the stop inside the
steering pot.
FIELD TEST
We had 2 such games on display at the ACME
show. The Banzai Run that was shown has over
50,000 plays on it and looks brand new!
There were a few hundred of each model released
the last few years that have printed on them
(near the flippers) "Protected by Diamond Plate".
If you are lucky enough to have gotten one of
these, you will see why we're so excited.
SYMPTOM
This condition then made the rider of the display
turn right. We would have to replace the steering
pot every two or three days.
SOLUTION
We saw how we could mount two micro-switches
beside the large steering gear which would allow
for a degree of steering control.
The following schematic shows how to wire the
two switches and still achieve the recommended
centering adjustment of 80H.
The only draw back to this configuration is that
you either make a hard turn or you don't turn at
all. The benefit is less service calls.
COMMENCEMENT
I am happy to say, that starting with The Ma-
chine, Williams/Bally will be using the Diamond
Plate coating on all games produced. I can't tell
you how pleased we are with the durability of the
Diamond Plate games.
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