Play Meter
Issue: 1980 July 15 - Vol 6 Num 12 - Page 3
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Vol. 6, No. 13
July 15, 1980
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Staff
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Welcome to the Gilt-Edged Eighties . .............. 24
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editors:
Zac Oliver
Randy Fromm
Jim Calore
The decade promises to be lucrative for the coin-op
industry, but an individual's prosperity hinges on whether
he keeps pace with advances in game technology. Here
are some special cautions, by James D. Fox .
Hands-on Problems of Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A technical analysis of headaches including component
removal and static charge - and how to deal with them,
by Roy A . Cederlund .
Employees Handbook . ........................... &&
Corresponden ts:
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Dick W elu
Charles C. Ross
Today's operator has had to become a professional. And
he should consider instilling professionalism in his
employees. Here's a suggestion on an approach: put it in
black and white.
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Cognevich
Circulation Manager:
Renee Pierson
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Staff Illustrator:
Mars Walker
Advertising M anager:
David Pierson
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
July 15, 1980.
PLAY METER ,
Volume 6, No . 13. Copyright 1980 by
Skybird Publishing Company . PLAY
METER (ISSN 0162-1343) is pub-
lished twice monthly on the 1st and
15th of the month . Publishing
offices : 320 Old Hammond Highway,
Metairie, La . 70005, P. O. Box
24170, New Orleans 70184 . Tel.
504/ 838-8025. Subscription rates :
U. S. and Canada - $25; Europe and
Japan - $45; elsewhere - $50 . Mul-
tiple-subscription orders : 2-9, $20
each ; 10-24, $17 each ; 25 or more ,
$15 each . Advertising rates available
on request. No part of this magazine
may be rEtproduced without ex-
pressed permission . The editors are
not responsible for unsolicited manu-
scripts. Second-class postage paid at
Springfield, Mass. 01101 and addi-
tional mailing offices . Postmaster:
Send Form 3579 to PLAY METER,
P. O. Box 24170, New Orleans, La .
70184.
European office :
PLAY METER
Promotions, " Harescombe" Watford
Road, Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, July, 1980
Service, Pleasel .................................. &8
Coin-op machines are made to create a fantasy world in a
box . Then, can we be surprised when the customers are
so wrapped up in the game box that they get emotional
when the machine doesn't work properly?
Technician's Reading Ust ......................... 88
A directory to a wealth of information on many solid state
components, their care and feeding.
An Arcade In La Jolla Uses 'New Breed'
Techniques . ..................................... 78
Mark Madura shows pride in his multi-amusement
arcade . Repair, routine maintenance, cleaning, and
dependable employees all contribute to its success.
From the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Mailbox . ......................................... 7
Special When Ut .................................. 8
Colnman of the Month ............................ 10
Operating . ....................................... 28
Equipment Poll . .................................. 33
Distributing . ..................................... 40
Manufacturing . .................................. 42
Music Programming . ............................. 47
Technical Topics . ................................ 84
Intemational Datelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 77
Critic's Corner . ..................................•
New Products . ................................... II
Classified . ....................................... 94
News Briefs . .....................................•
Cover Credit:
Hugh Armstrong III, a Blaine, Tennessee illustrator,
created the design of the plugged-in Service Issue cover.
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IIIIYlm
Vol. 6, No. 13
July 15, 1980
••••••••••••••••••••
Staff
~I.AY
11111
• ••••••••••••••••••••••••
Welcome to the Gilt-Edged Eighties . .............. 24
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editors:
Zac Oliver
Randy Fromm
Jim Calore
The decade promises to be lucrative for the coin-op
industry, but an individual's prosperity hinges on whether
he keeps pace with advances in game technology. Here
are some special cautions, by James D. Fox .
Hands-on Problems of Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A technical analysis of headaches including component
removal and static charge - and how to deal with them,
by Roy A . Cederlund .
Employees Handbook . ........................... &&
Corresponden ts:
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Dick W elu
Charles C. Ross
Today's operator has had to become a professional. And
he should consider instilling professionalism in his
employees. Here's a suggestion on an approach: put it in
black and white.
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Cognevich
Circulation Manager:
Renee Pierson
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Staff Illustrator:
Mars Walker
Advertising M anager:
David Pierson
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
July 15, 1980.
PLAY METER ,
Volume 6, No . 13. Copyright 1980 by
Skybird Publishing Company . PLAY
METER (ISSN 0162-1343) is pub-
lished twice monthly on the 1st and
15th of the month . Publishing
offices : 320 Old Hammond Highway,
Metairie, La . 70005, P. O. Box
24170, New Orleans 70184 . Tel.
504/ 838-8025. Subscription rates :
U. S. and Canada - $25; Europe and
Japan - $45; elsewhere - $50 . Mul-
tiple-subscription orders : 2-9, $20
each ; 10-24, $17 each ; 25 or more ,
$15 each . Advertising rates available
on request. No part of this magazine
may be rEtproduced without ex-
pressed permission . The editors are
not responsible for unsolicited manu-
scripts. Second-class postage paid at
Springfield, Mass. 01101 and addi-
tional mailing offices . Postmaster:
Send Form 3579 to PLAY METER,
P. O. Box 24170, New Orleans, La .
70184.
European office :
PLAY METER
Promotions, " Harescombe" Watford
Road, Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, July, 1980
Service, Pleasel .................................. &8
Coin-op machines are made to create a fantasy world in a
box . Then, can we be surprised when the customers are
so wrapped up in the game box that they get emotional
when the machine doesn't work properly?
Technician's Reading Ust ......................... 88
A directory to a wealth of information on many solid state
components, their care and feeding.
An Arcade In La Jolla Uses 'New Breed'
Techniques . ..................................... 78
Mark Madura shows pride in his multi-amusement
arcade . Repair, routine maintenance, cleaning, and
dependable employees all contribute to its success.
From the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Mailbox . ......................................... 7
Special When Ut .................................. 8
Colnman of the Month ............................ 10
Operating . ....................................... 28
Equipment Poll . .................................. 33
Distributing . ..................................... 40
Manufacturing . .................................. 42
Music Programming . ............................. 47
Technical Topics . ................................ 84
Intemational Datelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 77
Critic's Corner . ..................................•
New Products . ................................... II
Classified . ....................................... 94
News Briefs . .....................................•
Cover Credit:
Hugh Armstrong III, a Blaine, Tennessee illustrator,
created the design of the plugged-in Service Issue cover.
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