Star Tech Journal

August1995
STAR*TECH
Journal
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WILLIAMS HSH TALES
BUTTON REPLACEMENT
John Liikala
Canadian Amusements
Burnaby, BC Canada
PROBLEM
Finding a good button replace-
ment for casting switch on the
handle.
stripe on it
A will just have the green wire
with the brown stripe on it.
See illustration below for picto-
rial of the button assembly and
wire hook connections.
SOLUTION
I have found the perfect button
to replace the one from Williams
because I have found it to be ex-
pensive and always not in stock.
Therefore, use this type of but-
ton that can be found on old
Bally Midway cocktail table con-
trol panels.
The button assembly is the small
red one used for the starts on the
game. First remove the handle
assembly from the game. Then
dismantle the handle using a spe-
cial Torx tool provided in the
game.
Fish Tales Substitute Button
C
N/0
N/C
White/Brown Stripe
Green/Brown Stripe
A = Norma lly Open
B= Normally Closed
C = Common
Next remove the old button as-
sembly then install the new but-
ton and hook it up as follows:
A= N/O or normally open
B = N IC or normally closed
C = Common.
HOOK THE WIRE UP AS FOLLOWS:
White/Brown Stripe
C will have the cathode of the
diode hooked to it
~ will have the anode of the di-
--- ode hooked to it along with the
white wire that has the brown
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