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Issue: 1978 March 03 - Vol 4 Num 5 - Page 8
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A chiseler
Technical tip
Re: Definition of "Capital Sins"
by Vending Discount of Grand
Isle, Nevada (PM, Dec., page, 9),
t he definition of a successful
"chiseler. " A chiseler is one who
manages to do more with less but
still ends up with at least as
much .
(From) a hopefully successful
"chiseler."
Here's a short tech tip for your
readers: Those who trouble· shoot
their own Bally solid state pins
should be aware of the error in
Bally Module and Component
Replacement Manual No. F .O.
560 dated June 20, 1977.
Page No.8, Sympton I , Item A
TP·3 should be 21.5 VDC not 43
VDC. The reason is TP3 is after
R113 on the MPU board, which is
a 2K resistor dropping the
voltage from 43 VDC to 21 .5
VDC.
Alphonse DeMasi
Schenectady, New York
ARCADE
SPECIALISTS
Arcade & Video
ALLIED Street Burner . .. . . $395
AMERICOIN Junk Yard ... . 895
AT ARI Cops N Robbers .. . . 795
ATARI Dominos . ... .. ... . . . 895
AT ARI Formula K .. ... ... . . 495
ATARI Gran Trak 10 .... . ... 595
ATARI Jet Fighter . ..... ... 695
ATARI Night Driver ..... . . 1345
Atari outlaw . ... .. .. . .. .. .. 495
ATARI Quak .. .. . . .. ..... . 395
ATARI Sprint II ..... . ... . . 1595
AT ARI Steeple Chase ..... . 595
ATARI Tank . . . . .... . ...... 645
AT ARI Tank II .. . ... . .. ... . 745
CINEMATRONICS
Embargo . . . .. . ... .. . . 1295
DIGITAL Heavy Traffic . . . . . 395
ELECTRA Air Combat .. ... 1495
EXIDY Alley Rally . ....... .. 995
EXIDY Car Polo . ... . ... . .. 2695
EXIDY Death Race . . ...... 1345
EXIDY Score .. .. ...... .. .. 995
EXIDY Ole Time Basketball . 695
FUN GAMES Tankers ... ... 595
FUN GAMES BiPlane .. . . .. 695
FUN GAMES Race . .. . .. .. . 595
GREMLIN Blockade ..... . .. 995
GREMLIN Co motion II . .... 995
MEADOWS Drop Zone 4 ... 495
MEADOWS Bonkers . . . .. .. 795
MEADOWS
Lazer Command .. . .. . . 995
MEADOWS Cobra Gunship . 895
MIDWAY Gunfight . . . . ... 1095
MIDWAY
Tornado Baseball . .... 1095
MIDWAY 280 Zap . ...... . . 1295
MIDWA Y Wheels ..... ... .. 795
MIDWA Y Wheels II . ... . . . . 925
MIDWAY Racer .. ... . . .. . . 745
MIDWAY Sea Wolf .. ... .. 1295
SEGA Road Race .. . .... .. . 795
SEGA Fonz .... . .... . ...... 895
SEGA Tracer . . ............ 895
COCKTAIL
TABLES
FUN GAMES Take 5 ... .. ... 695
BAILEY Fun Four ... .. . .... 695
KEE Tank II .. .... ........ . 1095
MIDWAY Gunfight . ..... . 1195
MIRCO 21 (new) . . .. . . ..... call
MIRCO Super 21 (new) .... . c all
PHONOGRAPHS
ROCK-OLA 442 W1 .... .. .. $625
ROWE MM2 .... . ...... . . . . 445
ROWE T1 -1 .... . .. . ........ 945
SEEBURG SPS-160 ..... . .. . 975
SEEBURG STD-160 ... .. .. . 1225
N .S.M . Century 21 - D ..... . 1095
N.S.M. Prestiege 160-D . . .. 1095
WURLITZER Atlantic II .. .. . 995
We always have used flippers
for immediate delivery!
ADVANCE DISTRIBUTING CO., INC.
2820 N . Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, Mo 63107
call col/ect:314 / 652·1600
8
Dave Rapacz
Hanson Distributing
Bloomington, Minnesota
IAAPA comment
1977 was the second year that
my company exhibited in New
Orleans, I welcomed the op-
portunity of revisiting New Or-
leans but in the back of my mind I
knew that I would experience a
certain amount of frustration. At
that time I didn't know just how
much frustration.
The frustration I anticipated
was demonstrating a coin operat·
ed machine to a customer and
believing that he was on the point
of buying some machines only to
be informed afterwards, "Gee, I
wish we were allowed to operate
these machines in our state."
This was an often repeated
remark.
The frustration t hat wasn't
anticipated was the problems
encountered with the U.S. Cus·
tom and the appearance of
payout machines in New Orleans.
The majority of the British
exhibitors experienced all sorts
of problems. Machines could only
be imported on a temporary Bond
we were informed . Why hadn't
the exhibition organizers regis-
tered the exhibition with Wash-
ington? It would have become a
recognized exhibition and our
exhibits would have been speed·
ily cleared.
The easy-going friendly at·
mospere at the IAAP A Show is
like a breath of fres h air, at major
exhibitions throughout Europe
PLAY METER , March , 1978
A chiseler
Technical tip
Re: Definition of "Capital Sins"
by Vending Discount of Grand
Isle, Nevada (PM, Dec., page, 9),
t he definition of a successful
"chiseler. " A chiseler is one who
manages to do more with less but
still ends up with at least as
much .
(From) a hopefully successful
"chiseler."
Here's a short tech tip for your
readers: Those who trouble· shoot
their own Bally solid state pins
should be aware of the error in
Bally Module and Component
Replacement Manual No. F .O.
560 dated June 20, 1977.
Page No.8, Sympton I , Item A
TP·3 should be 21.5 VDC not 43
VDC. The reason is TP3 is after
R113 on the MPU board, which is
a 2K resistor dropping the
voltage from 43 VDC to 21 .5
VDC.
Alphonse DeMasi
Schenectady, New York
ARCADE
SPECIALISTS
Arcade & Video
ALLIED Street Burner . .. . . $395
AMERICOIN Junk Yard ... . 895
AT ARI Cops N Robbers .. . . 795
ATARI Dominos . ... .. ... . . . 895
AT ARI Formula K .. ... ... . . 495
ATARI Gran Trak 10 .... . ... 595
ATARI Jet Fighter . ..... ... 695
ATARI Night Driver ..... . . 1345
Atari outlaw . ... .. .. . .. .. .. 495
ATARI Quak .. .. . . .. ..... . 395
ATARI Sprint II ..... . ... . . 1595
AT ARI Steeple Chase ..... . 595
ATARI Tank . . . . .... . ...... 645
AT ARI Tank II .. . ... . .. ... . 745
CINEMATRONICS
Embargo . . . .. . ... .. . . 1295
DIGITAL Heavy Traffic . . . . . 395
ELECTRA Air Combat .. ... 1495
EXIDY Alley Rally . ....... .. 995
EXIDY Car Polo . ... . ... . .. 2695
EXIDY Death Race . . ...... 1345
EXIDY Score .. .. ...... .. .. 995
EXIDY Ole Time Basketball . 695
FUN GAMES Tankers ... ... 595
FUN GAMES BiPlane .. . . .. 695
FUN GAMES Race . .. . .. .. . 595
GREMLIN Blockade ..... . .. 995
GREMLIN Co motion II . .... 995
MEADOWS Drop Zone 4 ... 495
MEADOWS Bonkers . . . .. .. 795
MEADOWS
Lazer Command .. . .. . . 995
MEADOWS Cobra Gunship . 895
MIDWAY Gunfight . . . . ... 1095
MIDWAY
Tornado Baseball . .... 1095
MIDWAY 280 Zap . ...... . . 1295
MIDWA Y Wheels ..... ... .. 795
MIDWA Y Wheels II . ... . . . . 925
MIDWAY Racer .. ... . . .. . . 745
MIDWAY Sea Wolf .. ... .. 1295
SEGA Road Race .. . .... .. . 795
SEGA Fonz .... . .... . ...... 895
SEGA Tracer . . ............ 895
COCKTAIL
TABLES
FUN GAMES Take 5 ... .. ... 695
BAILEY Fun Four ... .. . .... 695
KEE Tank II .. .... ........ . 1095
MIDWAY Gunfight . ..... . 1195
MIRCO 21 (new) . . .. . . ..... call
MIRCO Super 21 (new) .... . c all
PHONOGRAPHS
ROCK-OLA 442 W1 .... .. .. $625
ROWE MM2 .... . ...... . . . . 445
ROWE T1 -1 .... . .. . ........ 945
SEEBURG SPS-160 ..... . .. . 975
SEEBURG STD-160 ... .. .. . 1225
N .S.M . Century 21 - D ..... . 1095
N.S.M. Prestiege 160-D . . .. 1095
WURLITZER Atlantic II .. .. . 995
We always have used flippers
for immediate delivery!
ADVANCE DISTRIBUTING CO., INC.
2820 N . Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, Mo 63107
call col/ect:314 / 652·1600
8
Dave Rapacz
Hanson Distributing
Bloomington, Minnesota
IAAPA comment
1977 was the second year that
my company exhibited in New
Orleans, I welcomed the op-
portunity of revisiting New Or-
leans but in the back of my mind I
knew that I would experience a
certain amount of frustration. At
that time I didn't know just how
much frustration.
The frustration I anticipated
was demonstrating a coin operat·
ed machine to a customer and
believing that he was on the point
of buying some machines only to
be informed afterwards, "Gee, I
wish we were allowed to operate
these machines in our state."
This was an often repeated
remark.
The frustration t hat wasn't
anticipated was the problems
encountered with the U.S. Cus·
tom and the appearance of
payout machines in New Orleans.
The majority of the British
exhibitors experienced all sorts
of problems. Machines could only
be imported on a temporary Bond
we were informed . Why hadn't
the exhibition organizers regis-
tered the exhibition with Wash-
ington? It would have become a
recognized exhibition and our
exhibits would have been speed·
ily cleared.
The easy-going friendly at·
mospere at the IAAP A Show is
like a breath of fres h air, at major
exhibitions throughout Europe
PLAY METER , March , 1978
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