Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1981-February - Vol 2 Issue Index - Page 1
Sl/lR.TECH Vol. 2
journal
P.O. Box 1065
Merchantville, NJ 08109
MARCH '80 - FEBRUARY '81
Phone: (609) 662-3432
(#) indicates issue number
ALLIED L E I S U R E - - - - - - - - -
Allied Leisure "Clay Champ" Service Data
#8
ATARl--------------
"Quadrascan" Monitor Repair
(Part 1) by Bernie Barranger #1
"Quadrascan" Monitor Repair
(Part 2) by Bernie Barranger #2
Atari "Asteroids" Switch Settings #2
Atari "Asteroids" PCB Revisions #2
Atari "Sprint 4" Rom Modification #4
Atari "Superman" - Potential Amnesia
Victim #4
Atari "Quadrascan" Monitor Change #5
Atari "Asteroids" E·Prom Kit #5
Atari "Asteroids" PCB MOD #5
Correction - "Quadrascan" Monitor
Repair #5
Atari "Asteroids" PCB Lock-Up
by Bernie Barranger #7
Atari "Asteroids" Rate Multiplier
Schematic #7
Atari 2-Player "Football" Retrofit Kit #8
Atari "Monte Carlo" Support
Modification #8
Atari "Missile Command" Cocktail
Modification #9
Atari "Asteroids" and "Missile Command"
IC Part Number Change #9
Atari "Battlezone" Warning #11
BALLY-------------
Bally "Playboy" Transformer Misprint #1
Bally Display Tester "Blanking"
Modification #3
Bally "Space Invaders" Rom
Modification #6
Baily's New Spring Terminals #6
Bally "Space Invader" Pin Kit No. 571 #8
Bally Score Display Troubleshooting
by Joe Rausch #8
Bally Display Driver Module
Modification #8
Bally MPU and Sound Module Memory
Combinations #9
Bally "Xenon" Speech PCB #12
CENTURI - - - - - - - - - - - -
Centuri "Eagle" Pricing MOD #10
Centuri "Eagle" Monitor Notes# 10
Centuri "Targ" Cocktail & Maxi "Eagle"
Monitor Modification #11
Centuri Services Notes #12
CINEMATRONICS--------
Cinematronics "Sundance" Schematic
Changes #1
"Vectorbeam" Monitors: Demystified
(Part 1) by Don Wright #5
"Vectorbeam" Monitors: Demystified
(Part 2) by Don Wright #6
"Vectorbeam" Monitors: Demystified
(Part 3) by Don Wright #7
Cinematronics High Speed Analog
Switch (LF13331) Modification #7
Cinematronics Monitor Ribbon Cable
Orientation #8
Cinematronics Prom Board to Rom
Conversion #8
Cinematronics Monitor Service Notes and
Modifications #9
"Rip Off" Test Pattern
Contrast Adjustment on " Rip Off"
DAC-80 Modification
Burned 47 ohm Resistors in Current
Amplifier
High Voltage Section - Regulators
Modification of Vectorbeam CPU Boards
for use with Cinematronics CPU
Exorcisers #10
Cinematronics Analog Switch
Substitution Board #12
EXIDY-------------
Exidy "Bandito" Modification #3
Exidy "Targ" Freeze-up Modification #7
Exidy "Targ" Monitor Harness Mod #10
GOTTLIEB----------- ROWE--------------
Troubleshooting Gottlieb Power Supplies Rowe Model 447 Vendor Coin Mech #6
Rowe "R-84" 125-watt Amplifier Service
(Part 2) by Joe Connor #1
Gottlieb "System 80" Service Tips #3
Tips #8
Gottlieb's "James Bond 007" Pin Game #7 Rowe AMI "R-84" Phono-External
(Auxiliary) Sound Sources #9
Gottlieb "System 80" Control Board
Interchangeability #8
SEEBURG------------
GREMLIN/SEGA - - - - - - - - - Seeburg Service Information #12
Gremlin/Sega "Carnival" and "Digger''
STERN-------------
Credit Modification #10
Stern "Galaxy" Rom Modification #3
M I D W A Y - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stern "Big Game" Rom Mod #3
Stern MPU-100/200 Jumper
Midway "Super Speed Race" and "Sea
Combinations #4
Wolf II" Color Monitor Connections #1
Stern "Galaxy" Rom Mod #4
Midway Service Bulletin #2
Stern Solenoid Driver Cross Reference
Midway "Space Invaders Deluxe"
Eproms #2
Chart
by Robert Gillette #5
Midway "Deluxe Space Invader" Custom
Stern "Astro Invader" Rom Mod # 1 O
Chip #2
Stern "9 Ball" (Prototype) Rom Mod #11
Midway "Galaxian" Logic Board Program
Roms #3
TAITO--------------
Midway "Galaxian" Credit Mod #4
Taito "Space Invader" #3
Midway's New Z-80 3-Card System #4
Taito "Space Chaser'' and "Lunar Rescue"
Midway "Galaxian" Monitor Service
Modification #6
Notes #4
Midway "Space Invaders" Power Supply
UNIVERSAL-----------
Modification #5
Universal "Magical Spot" Audio
Midway "Galaxian" Program I.D. #5
Modification #10
Midway "Galaxian" Test Mode #5
Midway "Galaxian" Service Notes #6
WILLIAMS------------
Midway "Galaxian" Troubleshooting
Williams "Gorgar" Special Adjustments #3
Tips #7
Strobe Light Hook-up for Williams
Midway "Extra Bases" Ball Control Unit #7
"Flash" #3
Midway "Galaxians" Service Notes #8
Williams Rom and Prom Summary #5
Midway "Galaxian" Problems and
Williams New Drop Target Design #6
Solutions #9
Williams Solenoid Cross Reference
Midway "Space Zap" Interface PCB #10
Chart #6
Midway "Space Encounters" Monitor
Williams "Gorgar" Credit Label #6
Adjustment #10
Mechanical Maintenance Tips for Williams'
Midway "Galaxian" Video Cable
Pin Games #11
Diagrams #10
Williams Flipper Notes
Midway "Space Encounters" Upright and
by Todd Erickson #12
Mini Game Board #10
Midway "Space Encounters" Power
FEATURE A R T I C L E S - - - - - - - -
Supply Mod #10
Guide for Monitor Repair
Midway "Space Encounters" Strobe Lite
by Bernie Barranger #4
Unit #11
"Space Invaders" How-To-Book #4
Midway "Pac-Man" Static Kit #11
I.C. Removal Technique
Midway "Space Encounters" Trigger
by Don Wright #7
Switch Kit # 11
S•T J Reader Survey Results #8
Midway "Pac-Man" Option Switches #11
A Service Tip from Novel Pinball
Midway "Space Zap" Test Equipment #12
Company #10
Midway "Space Encounters" Strobe Unit
Microprocessor Troubleshooting
Modifications #12
(Part1)#11
Midway "Pac-Man" Reset CKT #12
Microprocessor Troubleshooting
ROCK-OLA-----------
(Part II) #12
Rock-Ola Constant Scan Condition
by Sam Spade # 1
Changing Rock-Ola Carriage Housings
by Sam Spade #2
Mech Overload Problems 477-480
CUSTOMER
Rock-Ola
SERVICE NUMBERS
by Chuck Maier #3
Gripper Reverse Problems 477-480
Rock-Ola
Atari (CA) 800-538-1611
by Chuck Maier #3
Atari (NJ) 800-526-3849
Rock-Ola Anti-Static Kits #4
Bally 800-323-3555
Rock-Ola Wall box Repairs - Model 506
by Chuck Maier #5
Centuri 800-327-7710
Rock-Ola CCA-5, CCC·6 Vendors
Cinematronics 800-854-6577
Adjustments #6
Exidy 800-538-8402
Lead Configurations for Rock-Ola
Transisters
Gottlieb 800-323-9121
by Chuck Maier# 7
Gremlin/Sega 800-854-1098
Rock-Ola - Erratic Phonograph Behavior
Midway 800-323-7182
When Using Non Rock-Ola
Accessories #8
Rock-Ola 312-638-7600
Low and Lost Voltages, 477-478 Rock-Ola
Rowe 800-526-0670
by Chuck Maier #9
Seeburg 800-621-6424
Wrong Selections and Displays, 476-480
Rock-Ola
Stern 800-621-6424
by Chuck Maier #9
Taito 800-323-0666
Rock-Ola 477-478·480 Profit Setter
Universal 800-538-7549
Mod #11
Rock-Ola 477-478·480 Power Supply
Williams 800-621-4765
Mod #11
Loss of Displays, k76·484 Rock-Ola
by Chuck Maier #12
journal
P.O. Box 1065
Merchantville, NJ 08109
MARCH '80 - FEBRUARY '81
Phone: (609) 662-3432
(#) indicates issue number
ALLIED L E I S U R E - - - - - - - - -
Allied Leisure "Clay Champ" Service Data
#8
ATARl--------------
"Quadrascan" Monitor Repair
(Part 1) by Bernie Barranger #1
"Quadrascan" Monitor Repair
(Part 2) by Bernie Barranger #2
Atari "Asteroids" Switch Settings #2
Atari "Asteroids" PCB Revisions #2
Atari "Sprint 4" Rom Modification #4
Atari "Superman" - Potential Amnesia
Victim #4
Atari "Quadrascan" Monitor Change #5
Atari "Asteroids" E·Prom Kit #5
Atari "Asteroids" PCB MOD #5
Correction - "Quadrascan" Monitor
Repair #5
Atari "Asteroids" PCB Lock-Up
by Bernie Barranger #7
Atari "Asteroids" Rate Multiplier
Schematic #7
Atari 2-Player "Football" Retrofit Kit #8
Atari "Monte Carlo" Support
Modification #8
Atari "Missile Command" Cocktail
Modification #9
Atari "Asteroids" and "Missile Command"
IC Part Number Change #9
Atari "Battlezone" Warning #11
BALLY-------------
Bally "Playboy" Transformer Misprint #1
Bally Display Tester "Blanking"
Modification #3
Bally "Space Invaders" Rom
Modification #6
Baily's New Spring Terminals #6
Bally "Space Invader" Pin Kit No. 571 #8
Bally Score Display Troubleshooting
by Joe Rausch #8
Bally Display Driver Module
Modification #8
Bally MPU and Sound Module Memory
Combinations #9
Bally "Xenon" Speech PCB #12
CENTURI - - - - - - - - - - - -
Centuri "Eagle" Pricing MOD #10
Centuri "Eagle" Monitor Notes# 10
Centuri "Targ" Cocktail & Maxi "Eagle"
Monitor Modification #11
Centuri Services Notes #12
CINEMATRONICS--------
Cinematronics "Sundance" Schematic
Changes #1
"Vectorbeam" Monitors: Demystified
(Part 1) by Don Wright #5
"Vectorbeam" Monitors: Demystified
(Part 2) by Don Wright #6
"Vectorbeam" Monitors: Demystified
(Part 3) by Don Wright #7
Cinematronics High Speed Analog
Switch (LF13331) Modification #7
Cinematronics Monitor Ribbon Cable
Orientation #8
Cinematronics Prom Board to Rom
Conversion #8
Cinematronics Monitor Service Notes and
Modifications #9
"Rip Off" Test Pattern
Contrast Adjustment on " Rip Off"
DAC-80 Modification
Burned 47 ohm Resistors in Current
Amplifier
High Voltage Section - Regulators
Modification of Vectorbeam CPU Boards
for use with Cinematronics CPU
Exorcisers #10
Cinematronics Analog Switch
Substitution Board #12
EXIDY-------------
Exidy "Bandito" Modification #3
Exidy "Targ" Freeze-up Modification #7
Exidy "Targ" Monitor Harness Mod #10
GOTTLIEB----------- ROWE--------------
Troubleshooting Gottlieb Power Supplies Rowe Model 447 Vendor Coin Mech #6
Rowe "R-84" 125-watt Amplifier Service
(Part 2) by Joe Connor #1
Gottlieb "System 80" Service Tips #3
Tips #8
Gottlieb's "James Bond 007" Pin Game #7 Rowe AMI "R-84" Phono-External
(Auxiliary) Sound Sources #9
Gottlieb "System 80" Control Board
Interchangeability #8
SEEBURG------------
GREMLIN/SEGA - - - - - - - - - Seeburg Service Information #12
Gremlin/Sega "Carnival" and "Digger''
STERN-------------
Credit Modification #10
Stern "Galaxy" Rom Modification #3
M I D W A Y - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stern "Big Game" Rom Mod #3
Stern MPU-100/200 Jumper
Midway "Super Speed Race" and "Sea
Combinations #4
Wolf II" Color Monitor Connections #1
Stern "Galaxy" Rom Mod #4
Midway Service Bulletin #2
Stern Solenoid Driver Cross Reference
Midway "Space Invaders Deluxe"
Eproms #2
Chart
by Robert Gillette #5
Midway "Deluxe Space Invader" Custom
Stern "Astro Invader" Rom Mod # 1 O
Chip #2
Stern "9 Ball" (Prototype) Rom Mod #11
Midway "Galaxian" Logic Board Program
Roms #3
TAITO--------------
Midway "Galaxian" Credit Mod #4
Taito "Space Invader" #3
Midway's New Z-80 3-Card System #4
Taito "Space Chaser'' and "Lunar Rescue"
Midway "Galaxian" Monitor Service
Modification #6
Notes #4
Midway "Space Invaders" Power Supply
UNIVERSAL-----------
Modification #5
Universal "Magical Spot" Audio
Midway "Galaxian" Program I.D. #5
Modification #10
Midway "Galaxian" Test Mode #5
Midway "Galaxian" Service Notes #6
WILLIAMS------------
Midway "Galaxian" Troubleshooting
Williams "Gorgar" Special Adjustments #3
Tips #7
Strobe Light Hook-up for Williams
Midway "Extra Bases" Ball Control Unit #7
"Flash" #3
Midway "Galaxians" Service Notes #8
Williams Rom and Prom Summary #5
Midway "Galaxian" Problems and
Williams New Drop Target Design #6
Solutions #9
Williams Solenoid Cross Reference
Midway "Space Zap" Interface PCB #10
Chart #6
Midway "Space Encounters" Monitor
Williams "Gorgar" Credit Label #6
Adjustment #10
Mechanical Maintenance Tips for Williams'
Midway "Galaxian" Video Cable
Pin Games #11
Diagrams #10
Williams Flipper Notes
Midway "Space Encounters" Upright and
by Todd Erickson #12
Mini Game Board #10
Midway "Space Encounters" Power
FEATURE A R T I C L E S - - - - - - - -
Supply Mod #10
Guide for Monitor Repair
Midway "Space Encounters" Strobe Lite
by Bernie Barranger #4
Unit #11
"Space Invaders" How-To-Book #4
Midway "Pac-Man" Static Kit #11
I.C. Removal Technique
Midway "Space Encounters" Trigger
by Don Wright #7
Switch Kit # 11
S•T J Reader Survey Results #8
Midway "Pac-Man" Option Switches #11
A Service Tip from Novel Pinball
Midway "Space Zap" Test Equipment #12
Company #10
Midway "Space Encounters" Strobe Unit
Microprocessor Troubleshooting
Modifications #12
(Part1)#11
Midway "Pac-Man" Reset CKT #12
Microprocessor Troubleshooting
ROCK-OLA-----------
(Part II) #12
Rock-Ola Constant Scan Condition
by Sam Spade # 1
Changing Rock-Ola Carriage Housings
by Sam Spade #2
Mech Overload Problems 477-480
CUSTOMER
Rock-Ola
SERVICE NUMBERS
by Chuck Maier #3
Gripper Reverse Problems 477-480
Rock-Ola
Atari (CA) 800-538-1611
by Chuck Maier #3
Atari (NJ) 800-526-3849
Rock-Ola Anti-Static Kits #4
Bally 800-323-3555
Rock-Ola Wall box Repairs - Model 506
by Chuck Maier #5
Centuri 800-327-7710
Rock-Ola CCA-5, CCC·6 Vendors
Cinematronics 800-854-6577
Adjustments #6
Exidy 800-538-8402
Lead Configurations for Rock-Ola
Transisters
Gottlieb 800-323-9121
by Chuck Maier# 7
Gremlin/Sega 800-854-1098
Rock-Ola - Erratic Phonograph Behavior
Midway 800-323-7182
When Using Non Rock-Ola
Accessories #8
Rock-Ola 312-638-7600
Low and Lost Voltages, 477-478 Rock-Ola
Rowe 800-526-0670
by Chuck Maier #9
Seeburg 800-621-6424
Wrong Selections and Displays, 476-480
Rock-Ola
Stern 800-621-6424
by Chuck Maier #9
Taito 800-323-0666
Rock-Ola 477-478·480 Profit Setter
Universal 800-538-7549
Mod #11
Rock-Ola 477-478·480 Power Supply
Williams 800-621-4765
Mod #11
Loss of Displays, k76·484 Rock-Ola
by Chuck Maier #12
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