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the right sid e, the mo nitor chasis is
held in place with a metal L-bracket.
The whole wood en shelf holding up
the monitor has been elim in ated. The
L-bracket should be enough to keep
the monitor in place.
Tempered glass
The monitor display glass is a lso
tempered and held in place at the
bottom edge by a retaining clip and
the control panel edge . Once the con-
trol panel is open, the retaining cl ip
must be slid to the right and removed
through the wooden cutout. Then the
monitor glass can be easi ly removed.
The control panel is designed slightly
different from the panels we've seen in
the past. The top of the panel curves
upward and covers the bottom inch of
the monitor cover. Two latches secure
the panel from the top sect ion to the
cabinet frame in a horizontal position.
The panel is held in place and cannot
be easily pried off.
The top edge , however, can be bent
slightly outward, and this is the
weakest section where damage may
occur. When unlatched. the panel
pulls forward on a hinge and opens so
that the wiring and switches are almost
horizontal. In this position, they are
easy to work on . The overlay decal is
wrapped over the top edge of the panel
so it can't easily be peeled off. This
overlay looks like it will last. It's sup-
posed to be burn resistant. The Centi-
pede decal overlays held up except that
many of them cracked and pealed
around the ball control area circle.
Atari has also placed foam tape on
the display shield glass to act as a
cushion between the control panel
edge and the display shie ld a nd also to
prevent liquid from getting between
these two sections and down into the
cabinet. There are five buttons: left
and right rotate, thrust, fire, a:1d
tractor / shield, with cross-hair leaf
switches and two led switch buttons
(first and second player start).
These buttons and switche s are
relatively trouble free . It's wise to
always check the ground strap attached
to the panel latch tabs to make sure it is
attached tightly. This will decrease the
chances of players receiving shocks
while playing the game.
The Operator Inform a ti on Display
and the Self Test features o n Gravitar
should be of interest to many
operators. Atari recommends waiti ng
at least 10 seconds after a game has
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