Star Tech Journal

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STARfiECH JOURNAL/AUGUST 1982
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IOL. 4/#1 MARCH '82
Taito "Qix" New Rom Available • Nintendo "Donkey
Kong" Cabinet Problems • Service Notes: Atari
"Centipede", Gottlieb "Black Hole" • Williams
"Make Trax" Increase Appeal Using Options •
Nintendo "Donkey Kong" PCB Interchangeability
• Atari "Asteroids" Display Problem • Gottlieb
Switch Arcing Modification • New System Pre-
view/Williams "Hyperball" • Stern Video Power
Supply Interchangeability • Rock-Ola 473, 474 ,
468-1 Credit Mod • Gremlin/Sega's Digital Tech
Test (Part 3) • Midway "Kickman" Service Notes
• Gottlieb "Haunted House" Prom ID • Over-
voltage Protection for Williams "Defender" • Atari
"Centipede": Erasing High Scores • Trouble-
shooting With The Logic Comparator • Midway
CRT Substitutions • Midway "Bosconian" Service
Video Tape • Service Tips: Rowe Bill Changers,
Williams Flippers, Atari Coin Doors • Midway's
x-v Monitor Troubleshooting Guide (Part 2).
IOL. 4/#2 APRIL '12
Gottlieb's New System BOA • Nintendo "Donkey
Kong" Pix Flip Mod • Taito "Qix" Static Mod •
Midway Mini "Pac-Man" Static Solution • On The
Service Trail .. . Nintendo "Donkey Kong", Rowe
Bill Changers, T ornmy Lift Gates, Stern Pop Bumpers
Midway "Ms. Pac-Man" Notes • Taito "Qix'',
Midway "Galaga" & "Kickman" PCB Lock-Up Mods
• Midway "Kick''/'Kickman" Notes & Modifications
• Exidy "Mouse Trap" Audio Board Modification
• Bally "Flash Gordon" Strobe Unit Service Tip •
New System Preview/Gottlieb's "Haunted House"
• Nickel/Dime Adjustments for Jukebox Coin
Mechs • Rowe Responds to Erickson • Atari
MonitorTechTips • Midway'sX-YMonitorTrouble-
shooting Guide (Part 3) • Midway "Ms. Pac-Man":
PCB Layoui Difficulty Mod • Fluke's New Tester
for Troubleshooting Microprocessor-Based Games
• Doing Away With ThatTired Feeling • Gremlin/
Sega's Digital Tech Test (Part 4).
IOL. 4/#3 MAY '12
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iel ervice Tips: Williams "Hyperball" Notes,
Williams PCB Interchangeability, Atari "Centipede"
Board Revisions • New Input Protection Circuit for
Wells-Gardner Color X-Y Display • Stern"Turtles"
Update Kit • Newport Joystick Replacement
Solution • On The Service Trail ... AOE '82 Show
Re~ Williams "Hyperball" Location Notes, Williams
"Hyperball" Handles, Response to Rowe Letter •
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Panel Alignment • Annual Technicians Convention
• Gottlieb Transistor and Diode Substitution Guide
• Midway's X-Y Monitor Troubleshooting Tips
(Continued) • Exidy "Mouse Trap" Joystick
Modification • Additional Manufacturer Customer
Service Numbers • New System Preview/Stern's
"Frenzy'' • Atari "Centipede", "Asteroids" Tech
Tips • Interchangeability of Phono Volume Controls
• Gottlieb "System 80" Prom List • Taito "Alpine
Ski" Joystick Modification • Coin Door Maintenance:
Metal/ Plastic Coin Acceptors • lnQuizltive
IOL. 4/#4 JUNE '82
Gottlieb "Haunted House" Up Kicker Burnout Solu-
tion • Bally" Rapid Fire" Computer Volume Control
• Exidy "Mouse Trap" Enhancement Kit •
Midway "Ms. Pac-Man" and "Galaga" Wavy Video
Mod • Nintendo "Donkey Kong" Static Problems
• Gremlin/Sega "Zaxxon" Joystick Handle Pre-
caution • Gremlin/Sega "Eliminator" Service Notes:
Fuse Change, X-Y Timing PCB Mod, Freeze Up Mod
• Midway's Color TV Monitor Repair (Part 1) •
New System Preview/ Atari's "Dig Dug" • Atari
Introduces the "Pat 9000" Test Station • Pace's
Micro Portable Soldering and Desoldering System
• Taito "Grand Champion" Coin and Reset Mods
• Midway "Galaga" Lock-Up Mod • Venture Line
"Looping" Loss of Audio Solution: Eprom Exchange,
Power Supply Mod • Bright Star's New Product
Line • Deco "Lock 'N' Chase"/Cassette System
Notes • On The Se!vce Trail ... Piroalt Suggestioo,Lock
Gripe, Gremlin Report • lnQuizltive • Gottlieb
Coil Chart
IOL. 4/#5 JULY '12
Atari "Centipede" & Gottlieb "Haunted House"
Service Tips • Stern "Amidar'', "Scramble", "Super
Cobra" lntermittents • Midway Service Bulletins:
"Pac-Man", "Galaga", "Kick-Man", "Bosconian",
"Rally-X", "Ms. Pac-Man", "Robby Roto", "Tron" •
On The Service Trail ... Control Panels, Video Game
Adjustments • Service Tips: Stem Flipper Assy's,
Williams PS Connector, Stereo vs. Mono • Pace's
Fused Eyeletting System • Exidy "Mousetrap"
Stand-Off Modification • Gremlin/Sega "Turbo"
Modifications • Midway "Pac-Man" Troubleshoot-
ing Steps • New System Preview/Gottlieb's
"Caveman" • Williams "Robotron 2084" Game
Adjustments • Wells-Gardner Color X-Y Display
Tech Tip • Midway's Color TV Monitor Repair(Part
2) • Atari "Dig-Dug" Static Mod • Williams
"Hyperball" Rev 4 Program/Function Settings •
Atari "Dig-Dug" Custom Chips • Gottlieb System
80 Solenoids • lnQuizltive
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