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Issue: 1979 September 15 - Vol 5 Num 17 - Page 133

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explosion
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adds up
A new coin counter is being made
available through Gannon's, Inc . of
Portsmouth , Ohio . The Stack·n-
Wrap employs a standard coin
wrapper which is slipped over a
cylinder. When the wrapper is then
filled to the top, it contains the
correct amount of coins for that roll .
The Stack -n-Wrap handles quar-
ters , nickels , dimes , and pennies. It
has no moving parts and carries a
lifetime guarantee against defects in
workmanship and materials.
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A new line of Traileuators ,
designed for greater convenience
and efficiency in load hauling , has
been introduced by Magline Inc . of
Pinconning , Michigan .
The Traileuator lowers to ground
level for "roll-aboard" loading, and
then can be hydraulically elevated to
towing position .
The new trailers are available in
two basic capacities: 2,000 and
3 ,000 pounds each . Three bed sizes
are available, from Sixty inches wide
and eight feet long to seventy inches
wide and ten feet long . Surge
hydraulic brakes are standard on
3,000 pound models and optional
on the 2 ,000 pound units . A
manual , double-acting 5 ,000 p .s.i.
hydraulic pump is also standard .
Optional equipment on the new
Traileuator includes electric brakes ,
three inch forged lunette eye cou-
plers , cargo restraints, and electric
hydraulic pumps .
PLAY METER, September, 1979
Vectorbeam , Inc ., now the Union
City , California division of Cinema-
tronics , Inc ., has released its latest
video action game , Barrier.
Barrier , originally developed by
Cinematronics , features the patented
Vectorbeam monitor and .provides
3-D video action for one or two
players .
Figures move horizontally and
vertically across the screen , all the
while evading spinning , three-di-
mensional diamonds which symbo-
lize the forces of evil. Colliding with
these diamonds causes the player's
piece to explode . A player may
move his piece in all directions to
avoid contact with the explosive
diamonds . Points are scored with
each forward move .
Features include one or two player
action , three or five crashes per game
(operator's option) , ghost and goblin
artwork , the patented Vectorbeam
mon itor and the Vectorbeam-pio-
neered coin accumulator.
Contact
Cleaner
Contains no lubr\cllll
keeping
It clean
Contour Chemical Company of
Woburn , Massachusetts is now mar-
keting an aerosol contact cleaner
named Contour Number 60 Contact
Cleaner. The product is designed to
remove oil , dirt , grease , oxidations,
and operating erosion dust on all
types of contacts, providing electrical
and mechanical continuity .
Contour Number 60 leaves no
residue and has been compounded
for use on relays , tuners , rheostats ,
switching devices , distribution pan-
els, encoder contacts and brushes ,
precision step attenuators, and mi-
crowire impedance transformers . It is
non-<:onductive and non -flammable
and can be used on working
contacts . [t will not attack rubber ,
plastics , paints , or metals.
Contour Number 60 is packaged
in 16 ounce aerosol cans .
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