Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1993-February - Vol 14 Issue 12

February 1993
STAR*TECH Journal
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A monthly listing of coin-op sales and ser
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vices seen by over 2,000 amusementma-
chine operators. Place your ad for timely
results with economical prices.
DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE AIDS for
pinball repairs. Test fixtures, game
manual s and schematics. Every
GameRom for every pinball. We ship
today. Free estimates on flipper circuit
board repairs. Bally, Stern, Williams,
Data East technical assistance. Call
TWO- BIT SCORE AMUSEMENTS,
4418 Pack Saddle Pass, Austin, Texas
78745. 512/447-8888.
WANTED: Pinball lock-down ("pop-up"}
bar for playfield glass on Gottlieb SYS-
80 "Panthera" (26") and Sys-1 "Genie"
(29"). Call DAVCO AUDIO at 717/424-
2215 and leave message.
4-PLAY! Play up to four video games in
one cabinet! Put new boards and old
boards to work together in one cabinet!
Use your JAMMA or your adaptor-to-
JAMMA boards. If you can plug in each of
your four pcb's into the cabinet and play
them without further adjustments, you're
ready to begin! The game's own power
supply will power up your 4-PLAY board,
and you may use either two good quality
(Hitron) 7-amp power supplies together,
or one good quality 15-amp power supply
to provide power to your 4 boards. Your 4-
Play carton contains: Easy to plug in little
JAMMA Master Brain pc board and feet4
JAM MA sub-harnesses for your pc boards
LED pc board with harness (displays num-
ber of credits) Harness to power supply
SELECT and PLAY CREDIT buttons with
harness, Soft Marquee, 2 Clear plexi for
marquee, 4 meters, 4 diodes, and a ter-
minal strip. 4 adjustable pc board hold-
ers. At only $495, 4-PLAY delivers more
available title selections than ... _ ••• , at
half the price! Order today: JOHNSTON
VIDEO 716/838-3038, 24 hours, or Fax
716/834-3233, 24 hours. Visa/MC/COD.
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v.,9rd. >Minimum ad is $13.00 or twenty
wqrds.Please include full mailing address
if nofindicated in your advertisement.
DEADLINE: The 20th of the previous
rnontfl / {Example: February . 20th for /the
Marchfssue). Phone: 609/662-1080. Fax:
609/662-0537. Bbs msg 4041631~2928.
PROBLEM: GOTTLIEB SYS 80B
"piggy-back board" failing. We've got the
solution! New socket board adapter by-
passes this troublesome board. Plug in
and connect three jumpers, that's it. No
more intermittent problems. $59.95.
PINBALL CONNECTION 5730 Lake
Underhill Drive, Orlando, FL 32807. Ph:
407/249-1022. Fax: 407/249-1105.
RAPID FIRE BOARDS: Retrofit any
game to rapid fire action. Easy 3-wire
hook-up, 5/1 0 Hz operation. 12" leads
and instructions included. $12.95 each.
Quantity and Distributor discounts avail-
able. HOME LEISURE 404/460-i 960.
PIONEER/SONY PLAYERS Repaired.
We repair all types of units. Seeburg,
Rowe, Rockola, NSM. CD and Dragon's
Lair, Space Ace units. Fast turnarounds.
All work Guaranteed! Call for informa-
tion. 609/586-8023. K&D ELECTRON-
ICS 3828 Quakerbridge Rd, Trenton NJ
08619.
TECH WRITERS We are looking for a
regular contributor to maintain a monthly
service column in STAR*TECH Jour-
nal. Candidate would be responsible for
compiling and verifying technical tips on
a monthly basis. Must be able to work
under deadlines. Call 609/662-1080.
MONITOR GET WELL KITS. Saves time
and money on monitor repairs. Kit #101 :
Eliminates most problems with the
Electrohome GO-7 monitors (warping,
blacking out, smearing, etc.). 17 parts.
$7.95 each. U1 0 $6.95 each. Kit #201:
Eliminates most problems with the Wells
Gardner K4600 Series monitors (warp-
ing, brightness problems, etc.) 14 parts.
$6.95 each or U1 0 $5.95 each. Kit #301:
For Nintendo color monitors (Sanyo).
Eliminates vertical shrinking, jail bars,
low brightness, etc. $6.95 each or U1 0
$5.95 each. 2SD870 $4.49 each. Money
back guarantee! We pay S&H! ZANEN
ELECTRONICS. 806/793-6337.
PINBALL BOARD REPAIR. We repair
Gottlieb, Bally, Stern and Williams PC
boards including power supplies and
sound boards. Most repairs returned
within 24 hours. All software and Proms
available for all electronic pinballs. We
specialize in Gottlieb Pinballs. Call PIN-
BALL CONNECTION 407/249-1022 or
fax 407/249-1105.
ELECTRONIC & MECHANICAL Qual-
ity Inspection Supervisor. Growing Chi-
cago area pinball manufacturer has an
immediate opening for a Supervisor in
our Final Quality Inspection Area. Suc-
cessful candidates will have: "Hands-On"
electro-mechanical and electronic expe-
rience in trouble-shooting pinball orcoin-
operated novelty games, 2-3 years su-
pervisory experience in a fast paced
manufacturing environment. (200
games/day), Must be willing to work
overtime and weekends, if needed. Sal-
ary commensurate with experience. Full
company benefits. If your background
matches the above, send your resume
with salary history (only those listing sal-
ary history will be considered.) no phone
calls, please. DATA EAST PINBALL,
INC. Attn ; Personnel, 1990 Janice Av-
enue, Melrose Park, IL 60160
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MANUALS
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INSll7E POWER SUPPl.lES
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From 1979 to 1989. Ten years of video
monitor service tips and symptom/solu-
tIons I 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
replacements, testing methods, isolaton
techniques, modifications and enhance-
ments for most every video monitor ever
used In the Coin-Op Amusements Industry
during the past ten years I 120 pages, ar-
ranged so that you can easily find the moni-
tor you want by Game manufacturer & Moni-
tor manufacturer. $49.95.
This manual is loaded with information on
power supplies. Written by James Beck of
BAM Engineering, edited by James Calore
and published by ST AR* TECH Journal Every
type of power supply is covered: including
linear and switch mode. Power supply compo-
nents, transformer and filter arrangements,
high current supplies and troubleshooting is
also presented in this valuable and compre-
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Keep this valuable reference manual nearby
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handbook to lay flat on your bench, freeing
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It won't take up room $19.95.
'90/'91/'9t/'93 UYVAfES
All monitor articles covered in '89/'90 or
'90/'91 or '91/'92 or '92/'93 published in a
handy report format. Over 25 new video
monitor Symptoms and Fixes in each. Ap-
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2, 13 or 14. Update your tech library. Valu-
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[LECrRONIC G-AME [{EPAIR
Instructional and reference manual covering
such subJects as: Basic Electronics, Semi-
conductors, Video Game Systems, Elec-
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manual contains 65 pages of technical info
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Based on ST AR* TECH Journal's highly suc-
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The goal of this manual is to enable anyone to
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the Pcb. Chapters are devoted to Tools,
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people select the most helpful ST AR* TECH
Journal articles and add some of their own
great tech tipsl 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 manu-
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binding allows handbook to lay flat, freeing
both hands for the Job. This sturdy 5.5" x
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A best seller I All about switching type sup-
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Articles from our past issues include Theory
and Circuit Analysis, Modifications, Trouble-
shooting and Symptoms/Solutions. Never
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This info is not found In any of our other
manuals. Ready to tackle that pile of switch-
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