Star Tech Journal

STAR•TECH JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER 1982
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IOL. 4/#1 MARCH '82
Taito"Oix" 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 Preview/
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 • Overvoltage
Protection for Williams "Defender'' • Atari
"Centipede": Erasing High Scores • Troubleshooting
With The Logic Comparator • Midway CRT Sub-
stitutions • Midway "Bosconian" Service Video
Tape • Service Tips: Rowe Bill Changers, Williams
Flippers, Atari Coin Doors• Midway'sX-Y Monitor
Troubleshooting Guide (Part 2)
IOL 4/#Z Al'llll 'IZ
Gottlieb's New System BOA • Nintendo "Donkey
Kong" Pix Flip Mod • Taito "Oix" Static Mod •
Midway Mini "Pac-Man" Static Solution • On The
Service Trail ... Nintendo "Donkey Kong'', Rowe Bill
Changers, Tommy Lift Gates, Stem Pop Bumpers,
Midway "Ms. Pac-Man" Notes • Taito "Qix",
Midway "Galaga" & "Kickman" PCB Lock-Up Mods
• Midway "Kick"f'Kickman" Notes & Modifica-
tions • 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 Monitor Tech Tips • Midway's X-Y Trouble-
shooting Guide (Part 3) • Midway "Ms. Pac-Man":
PCB Layout, 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 '82
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" Location Notes,
Williams "Hyperball" Handles, Response to Rowe
Letter • Williams "Hyperball" Ball Lift Motor Kit
and Control Panel Alignment • Annual Technicians
Convention • Gottlieb Transistor and Diode Sub-
stitution Guide • Midway's X-Y Monitor Trouble-
shooting 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
• lnOuizltive
IOL. 4/#4 JUNE '82
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 Intro-
duces 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
IOL 4/#5 JULY '82
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 "Mouse Trap"
Stand-Off Modification • Gremlin/Sega "Turbo"
Modifications • Mid way" Pac-Man" Troubleshooting
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 •
lnOuizltive
IOL. 4/#8 AUGUST '8Z
Service Tips: Gremlin/Sega "Turbo" Optics, Midway
"Galaga" Free Play Solution • Exidy "Venture" to
"Pepper II" Conversion • Technical Tips: Wells-
Gardner Color X-Y Display • On The Service
Trail ... The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg •
Midway Service Bulletins: "Galaga", "Tron",
"Lazarian" • Wells-Gardner Vertical Deflection
Circuit Revision • Platt's New Product Line •
Service Outlets For Rock-Ola Jukeboxes • Elec-
trical Effects on the Body • New System Preview/
Bally/Midway's "Tron" • Tilt • Atari's "Dig-Dug
Credit Accumulation/Temporary Fix • Pace's New
Catalog of Equipment • Midway's Color TV Monitor
Repair (Part 3) • Gottlieb System 80 Controlled
Lamp CKT Troubleshooting • lnQuizltive
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