Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1992-May - Vol 14 Issue 3

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May 1992
STAR*TECH Journal
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STAR*TECH Journal
May 1992
ELECTROSPOR.T
POKER
II
SELF CREDIT
Don Powell
Don's Video
Shelbyville, Tennessee
MATSUSHITA
DATAEAST
MONITORS DIM
WAcKYGATOR
SCREEN
SENSOR BOARD
John Michael Bevar
Ries Amusement Inc.
Denison, Iowa
Vic Fortenbach
United Artist
Palm Springs, California
SUBJECT
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Electrosport boards, Poker II and
up.
When powered up, screen comes
up real dim. After 10 to 15 min-
utes, screen is normal.
If one of your "gators" is not scor-
PROBLEM
Game gives credits on its own.
SOLUTION
SOLUTION
Replace C406 (lmfd, 160vdc) in
the blanking section of the moni-
tor.
Replace capacitors C13, C14 and
Cl5.
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ing, check the brown wire on the
sensor board. this wire is sol-
dered to the parts side of the
board.
This arrangement makes it im-
possible to see if this wire is bro-
ken or not.
NOTE
You might consider installing a
connector for the next time.
Namco ( designer of this game)
should have used a molex type of
connector instead of soldering the
wires to the board.
WELLSGARDNE:R
13K7842
VERTCOLLAPSE
Edward Romasko
Champions Amusement Centiers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MURPHY'S
PROBLEM
Intermittent vertical collapse on
Wells-Gardner 13 "monitor.
CAUSE
C40, a 2200mfd at 35vdc capaci-
tor is drying up.
SOLUTION
Replace it. This capacitor is in a
hard-to-get-to area -next to the
flyback transformer and dries
out because of the heat and little
ventilation.
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