Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1982-July - Vol 4 Issue 5 - Page 18
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VOL. 4/#4 JUNE '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 Interchange-
ability • Atari "Asteroids" Display
Problem • Gottlieb Switch Arcing
Modification • New System Pre-
view/Williams "Hyperball" • Stern
Video Power Supply Interchange-
ability • 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, At~
Coin Doors • Midway's X-Y Mon-
itor Troubleshooting Guide (Part 2).
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, Tommy Lift Gates, Stern
Pop Bumpers Midway "Ms. Pac-
Man" Notes • Taito "Oix", Midway
"Galaga" & "Kickman" PCB Lock-
Up Mods • Midway "Kick"/"Kick-
man" Notes & Modifications •
Exidy "Mouse Trap" Audio Board
Modification • Bally "Flash Gordon"
Strobe Unit Service Tip • New
System Preview/Gottlieb's "Haunted
House" • Nickel/Dime Adjust-
ments for Jukebox Coin Mechs •
Rowe Responds to Erickson •
Atari Monitor Tech Tips • Midway's
X-Y Monitor Troubleshooting Guide
(Part 3) • Midway "Ms. Pac-
Man": PCB Layout Difficulty Mod
• Fluke's New Tester for Trouble-
shooting
Microprocessor-Based
Games • Doing Away With That
Tired Feeling • Gremlin/Sega's
Digital Tech Test (Part 4)
Field Service 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
Report, Williams "Hyperball" Loca-
lion Notes, Williams "Hyperball"
Handles, Response to Rowe Letter
• Williams "Hyperball" Ball Lift
Motor Kit and Control Panel Align-
ment • Annual Technicians
Convention • Gottlieb Transistor
and Diode Substitution Guide •
Midway's X-Y MonitorTroubleshoot-
ing Tips (Continued) • Exidy
"Mouse Trap" Joystick Modification
• Additional Manufacturer Cus-
tomer 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
•
lnOuizltive
Gottlieb "Haunted House" Up Kicker
Burnout Solution • 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 Precaution •
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 Service
Trail .. . Pinball Suggestion, Lock
Gripe, Gremlin Report • lnOuizltive
• Gottlieb Coil Chart
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VOL. 4/#4 JUNE '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 Interchange-
ability • Atari "Asteroids" Display
Problem • Gottlieb Switch Arcing
Modification • New System Pre-
view/Williams "Hyperball" • Stern
Video Power Supply Interchange-
ability • 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, At~
Coin Doors • Midway's X-Y Mon-
itor Troubleshooting Guide (Part 2).
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, Tommy Lift Gates, Stern
Pop Bumpers Midway "Ms. Pac-
Man" Notes • Taito "Oix", Midway
"Galaga" & "Kickman" PCB Lock-
Up Mods • Midway "Kick"/"Kick-
man" Notes & Modifications •
Exidy "Mouse Trap" Audio Board
Modification • Bally "Flash Gordon"
Strobe Unit Service Tip • New
System Preview/Gottlieb's "Haunted
House" • Nickel/Dime Adjust-
ments for Jukebox Coin Mechs •
Rowe Responds to Erickson •
Atari Monitor Tech Tips • Midway's
X-Y Monitor Troubleshooting Guide
(Part 3) • Midway "Ms. Pac-
Man": PCB Layout Difficulty Mod
• Fluke's New Tester for Trouble-
shooting
Microprocessor-Based
Games • Doing Away With That
Tired Feeling • Gremlin/Sega's
Digital Tech Test (Part 4)
Field Service 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
Report, Williams "Hyperball" Loca-
lion Notes, Williams "Hyperball"
Handles, Response to Rowe Letter
• Williams "Hyperball" Ball Lift
Motor Kit and Control Panel Align-
ment • Annual Technicians
Convention • Gottlieb Transistor
and Diode Substitution Guide •
Midway's X-Y MonitorTroubleshoot-
ing Tips (Continued) • Exidy
"Mouse Trap" Joystick Modification
• Additional Manufacturer Cus-
tomer 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
•
lnOuizltive
Gottlieb "Haunted House" Up Kicker
Burnout Solution • 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 Precaution •
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 Service
Trail .. . Pinball Suggestion, Lock
Gripe, Gremlin Report • lnOuizltive
• Gottlieb Coil Chart
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