Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1991-October - Vol 13 Issue 8

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STAR*TECH Journal
MORE SERVICE MANUALS
NEW SERVICE MANUALS
ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
BEST OF STAR*TECH JOURNAL: MONITORS
Based on STARfiECH 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 morel Excellent for shop
and/or home study. Upgrade your technical skills with
current electronic troubleshooting procedures. No techni-
cal libraiy 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 eveiy
service bench. Eveiything from Theoiy-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 eveiy video monitor
ever used in the Coin-Op Amusements Industiy 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"
STARfiECH Journal articles plus additional time-saving
tech tips from service managers around the countiy. 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 Har TIPS I: Bench
Tech-except for this special issue manual, we had veteran
field service people select the most helpful STAR*TECH
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.
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*'IECH
Journal's Volume 11 or 12. Update your technical libraiy
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 STARfiECH Journal.
Eveiy 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 veiy comprehensive
manual. 32 pages. Price: $24.95.
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STAR*TECH Journal's
Best of STAR *TECH Journal
ADVANCED
SWITCHING
TROUBLESHOOTING
POWER SUPPLIES
Service Manual
Service Manual
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Section I Introduction Soldering Equipment, Digital
Mutimeters, Logic Probe, Transistor Tester, Oscillo-
scope, Logic Analyzer, CPU Emulators.
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.
Section II Electronic CompQnents Diodes, Diode Pa-
rameters, Transistors, Transistor Parameters,
Zeners, Zener Parameters, Resistors, Resistor
Types, Capacitors.
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.
Section III Power Supplies Linear /Switching Com-
parison Chart, Linear Supplies, Fixed Terminal
Regulator, Series Pass Regulator, Failure Modes,
Crowbar Circuit, Modifications, Switching Sup-
plies, Pulse Width Modulation, Common Mistakes,
Troubleshooting Checklist.
Troubleshooting. Peter Chou, Condor, Wico, Power
Plus, Nintendo, Sieracin, HiTron, Penn-Ray.
Section IV Monitors Common Errors, Rules of
Thumb, Wells Gardner K7000, Common Problems,
Hantarex MTC9000, Common Problems, RGB Gen-
erator.
Never before published information outside of our
journals. This info can not be found in any of our
current service manuals.
Section V Digital and I/O Integrated Circuits, 7400
TTL, 4000 Series, Hybrids, Information Sources,
Switch Input Circuits, Switch Matrix, Analog Mul-
tiplexer.
So, if you 're looking for the definitive word on Switching
Power Supply servicing and repair, this is it. Now, you
can determine if that switcher is repairable or simply not
worth your time. Look up the symptom, perform the
solution and you 're back in business. Take anotherlook at
that pile of useless supplies in the corner of your shop -
are they really beyond help? Maybe not!
Section VI Microprocessors Embedded Controllers,
Busses, 68000, Z80, 6502, NOPs.

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