Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1994-September - Vol 16 Issue 7

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september 1994
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ROWE JUKEBOX
WILLIAMS
FIELD REPORT:
DECODER
POPEYE
WILLIAMS MEGA
PRINTS
UPGRADES
LINKS
Kerry Messana
Service Technician
Syracuse, New York
Wayne Glover
State Sales & Service
Baltimore, Maryland
Evan Wessel
Mercury Amusements
Havertown, Pennsylvania
SUBJECT
HEAD MOLDING
RESULTS
Bluto Head Replacement:
To increase earnings on Popeye,
it is recommended you replace
the Bluto head molding with a
flat screened butyrate which Wil-
liams has made available.
After several months in the field,
I can safely say the new Williams
"Mega Link" flipper upgrades
have eliminated 90% of our flip-
per service calls.
I'm finding a lot of bad Rowe
• decoders going back to the dis-
tributor. This is a very expensive
exchange. If you've tried to get
schematics for Rowe players for
the decoders section, you've
probably reached a dead end.
INSTALLATION NOTE
SOFTWARE
PRINTS
The schematic for the decoder
board used in a Rowe Juke is al-
most worthless. Only one IC is
available (TDA1541) through
any normal channels.
The current software version for
Popeye is L-4
ANIMAL DIVERTOR PLUNGER
The Animal divertor plunger
material was changed to metal
from plastic.
SOURCE
The CDM3 decoder was used in
one of Phillips' home CD play-
ers a few years ago, schematics
are hard to get though.
The new assembly number is:
I A-18374 !!I
When you make the change, be
sure to include the new bearing
that rides in the link hole. It's a
few hundreds of an inch larger
and will prevent binding.
CHECK
Also be sure that the inside of the
crank arm that contacts the new
link is not worn. Otherwise, it will
tighten down too much and bind
on the link.
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A Reminder ...
september 1994
ROWE LINK ON CBA-2
If you have purchsed the
S*TJ Article Index Data
BILL ACCEPTORS
Base,
please remember to mail in
your registration card .
This will enable us to send your
free index updates when they
become available.
Joe Young
State Sales & Service
Baltimore, Maryland
SYMPTOM
Monitor
The Rowe link on the CCC on
the CBA-2 bill acceptor will lock
up and not accept bills.
Proble111s?
Sometimes you can turn the box
off and turn it back on to elimi-
nate the problem or get by for a
day.
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If this does not correct the prob-
lem the CCC on the CBA-2 may
be bad.
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1993 & 1994
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SOLUTION
There is a modification to help
protect the Rowe link on the
CCC and help the bill acceptor's
performance.
$14.95
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Save over 30% order the
□ Entire set for $49. 95
Put the modification on the plug
so when you change the CCC, the
modification will still be on the
box.
ORIENTATION
When using the plugs, the modi-
fication gets put on one plug, not
on both, since they are in series.
RESULT
This modification will help the
Rowe link on the CBA-2 bill ac-
ceptor and protect the Rowe link
integrated circuit on the CCC
board.
ADDITIONAL BOXES
MODIFICATION
You can also put this modifica-
tion on older boxes:
• Get two 100 ohm, 1/4 watt
resistors.
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• Cut the orange wire.
• Put the resistor in series
with the wire.
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• Use the plugs marked P-
l O through P-12 on the CCC
board.
• Do the same with the
white wire.
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