Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1983-February - Vol 4 Issue 12 - Page 16
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STAR*TECH JOURNAL/FEBRUARY 1983
(The "Bear" Facts continued from page 15)
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. . Now you must remember that the reason these functions are possible with CMOS is
due to the higher impedance of the input. Experiment with these and other
combinations to become familiar with CMOS' versatility and flexibility. Next month
we will begin to study basic building block circuits and how to build timer circuits.
Our game reviews this month center around Namco's "Sweet-Licks" and the new
service data book and equipment available through Namco, and Vending International' s
new "Cotton Candy Machine". Also one quick problem-saving modification for
"Superball".
THE
BUG
STOPS
HERE
LOGIC COMPARATOR $265
Performs in-circuit verification
of proper TTL IC operation
by comparison to a "known-
good " IC .
SIGNATURE ANALYZER $395
Performs simple and
accurate in-circuit trouble-
shooting of RAMs, ROMs,
Microprocessors and other
complex ICs~
BUGTR4P™
INSTRUMENTATION
11 73 Tasman Dri ve
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(408) 734-111 B
• The Signa tu re Analysis Technique
Hewlett-Packard Co .
1s
licensed from
"Sweet-Licks" by Namco
This electro-mechanical game is graphically displayed as a huge cake, from which little
cake monsters randomly pop their heads up from one of eight holes on the playing
surface. The object is to hit as many of them on the head, with a mallet, as you can in the
allotted time.
"Sweet-Licks" has been a very popular game for players from four to eighty-four.
Someone is always beating on this game. Consequently, the mallets take a lot of wear
and tear. The original design of the mallet Namco offered with this game was a brightly-
colored leather mallet with foam interior on wooden shaft. As the mallet wore down,
players continued to beat and the wooden interior of the mallet caused breakage of the
little monster heads and the rings (bezels) around the openings from which the monsters
popped.
Well! Namco, with their excellent design reputation, has come up with a mallet to
beat all mallets. It is a molded synthetic rubber which is formed right over a high density
foam and adheres permanently to a light aluminum shaft. Now, no more cracked
monster heads and rings to replace and no more replacing mallets every 4-6 weeks. This
mallet is somewhat more expensive than the original design but should last you at least
a full season, if not longer.
Note: "Sweet-Licks" ticket dispenser retrofit kits are now available.
Vending International is also producing a high-quality heavy canvas mallet that is
triple-stitched and is lighter and stronger than any previously built. This may be used
with any game for which a mallet is necessary. Vending International's ticket
dispensing programs have also been under way for several months, and may be adapted
for use on nearly all arcade units.
This year Namco has released the new service manual for" Shoot A way" ( featured
in last month's 'FACTS). This new manual is quite comprehensive including all
schematics on the unit, a semi-conductor cross reference guide, which would be helpful
on all Japanese-produced units, and a troubleshooting guide that is much improved
over the original booklet. Neal Zook did a fantastic job of putting this manual together,
and it is exactly the type manual that should come with all games! It is now available
through Namco Technical Services.
Vending lnternational's "Cotton Candy Machine"
Vending lnternational's new "Cotton Candy" unit is a fully automatic cotton candy
machine that requires a minimum amount of maintenance. The cotton candy unit
accepts your coin or token combination and releases 12 grams of coarse granulated
sugar measured in a slide pocket system that feeds a rotating heating pot. The pot is
adjustable both in RPM and time that the head spins. After the sugar enters the pot, a
stick is twirled inside a rotating bowl that is made of food grade styrofoam plastic that is
disposable. At the completion of the operation, the cotton candy on the stick is lifted
into a dispenser area and a buzzer sounds. The recommended maintenance consists of
cleaning the iron pot every 150 vends, washing the bowl every 100 vends, and replacing
the pot heating element every 2000 vends. You should also replace the brushes
approximately every 5000 vends. The unit produces an extremely high profit
marginwhen you compare product cost to average (50¢) vending price.
"Superball" Modification
Concerning "Superball": It has been found that by adding a 2-wire connector on the
wires leading to the coin mechanisms, you can eliminate the breakage and resoldering
done each and every day! This also makes coin mechanisms replacement easier and
faster.
Next month, we will be doing a complete write-up on Dextron's "Bio Rhythm"
astrograph, and the "Mystery Unit" that was just shown at the AMOA convention in
Chicago in November. Also included in this write-up on Dextron will be the new
retrofit control panel used to replace the existing "nice looking, but doesn't work as well
as it looks" capacitive inductance system. Send in that info! If you have a question or
answer to a non-video problem, send it to: Attn: "BEfoR", Vending International
Corp. , 3315 7 Camino Capistrano #C, San Juan Capistrano, CA 9267 5. Or call (714)
661-6808 and we'll talk about your ideas or products.
STAR*TECH JOURNAL/FEBRUARY 1983
(The "Bear" Facts continued from page 15)
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. . Now you must remember that the reason these functions are possible with CMOS is
due to the higher impedance of the input. Experiment with these and other
combinations to become familiar with CMOS' versatility and flexibility. Next month
we will begin to study basic building block circuits and how to build timer circuits.
Our game reviews this month center around Namco's "Sweet-Licks" and the new
service data book and equipment available through Namco, and Vending International' s
new "Cotton Candy Machine". Also one quick problem-saving modification for
"Superball".
THE
BUG
STOPS
HERE
LOGIC COMPARATOR $265
Performs in-circuit verification
of proper TTL IC operation
by comparison to a "known-
good " IC .
SIGNATURE ANALYZER $395
Performs simple and
accurate in-circuit trouble-
shooting of RAMs, ROMs,
Microprocessors and other
complex ICs~
BUGTR4P™
INSTRUMENTATION
11 73 Tasman Dri ve
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(408) 734-111 B
• The Signa tu re Analysis Technique
Hewlett-Packard Co .
1s
licensed from
"Sweet-Licks" by Namco
This electro-mechanical game is graphically displayed as a huge cake, from which little
cake monsters randomly pop their heads up from one of eight holes on the playing
surface. The object is to hit as many of them on the head, with a mallet, as you can in the
allotted time.
"Sweet-Licks" has been a very popular game for players from four to eighty-four.
Someone is always beating on this game. Consequently, the mallets take a lot of wear
and tear. The original design of the mallet Namco offered with this game was a brightly-
colored leather mallet with foam interior on wooden shaft. As the mallet wore down,
players continued to beat and the wooden interior of the mallet caused breakage of the
little monster heads and the rings (bezels) around the openings from which the monsters
popped.
Well! Namco, with their excellent design reputation, has come up with a mallet to
beat all mallets. It is a molded synthetic rubber which is formed right over a high density
foam and adheres permanently to a light aluminum shaft. Now, no more cracked
monster heads and rings to replace and no more replacing mallets every 4-6 weeks. This
mallet is somewhat more expensive than the original design but should last you at least
a full season, if not longer.
Note: "Sweet-Licks" ticket dispenser retrofit kits are now available.
Vending International is also producing a high-quality heavy canvas mallet that is
triple-stitched and is lighter and stronger than any previously built. This may be used
with any game for which a mallet is necessary. Vending International's ticket
dispensing programs have also been under way for several months, and may be adapted
for use on nearly all arcade units.
This year Namco has released the new service manual for" Shoot A way" ( featured
in last month's 'FACTS). This new manual is quite comprehensive including all
schematics on the unit, a semi-conductor cross reference guide, which would be helpful
on all Japanese-produced units, and a troubleshooting guide that is much improved
over the original booklet. Neal Zook did a fantastic job of putting this manual together,
and it is exactly the type manual that should come with all games! It is now available
through Namco Technical Services.
Vending lnternational's "Cotton Candy Machine"
Vending lnternational's new "Cotton Candy" unit is a fully automatic cotton candy
machine that requires a minimum amount of maintenance. The cotton candy unit
accepts your coin or token combination and releases 12 grams of coarse granulated
sugar measured in a slide pocket system that feeds a rotating heating pot. The pot is
adjustable both in RPM and time that the head spins. After the sugar enters the pot, a
stick is twirled inside a rotating bowl that is made of food grade styrofoam plastic that is
disposable. At the completion of the operation, the cotton candy on the stick is lifted
into a dispenser area and a buzzer sounds. The recommended maintenance consists of
cleaning the iron pot every 150 vends, washing the bowl every 100 vends, and replacing
the pot heating element every 2000 vends. You should also replace the brushes
approximately every 5000 vends. The unit produces an extremely high profit
marginwhen you compare product cost to average (50¢) vending price.
"Superball" Modification
Concerning "Superball": It has been found that by adding a 2-wire connector on the
wires leading to the coin mechanisms, you can eliminate the breakage and resoldering
done each and every day! This also makes coin mechanisms replacement easier and
faster.
Next month, we will be doing a complete write-up on Dextron's "Bio Rhythm"
astrograph, and the "Mystery Unit" that was just shown at the AMOA convention in
Chicago in November. Also included in this write-up on Dextron will be the new
retrofit control panel used to replace the existing "nice looking, but doesn't work as well
as it looks" capacitive inductance system. Send in that info! If you have a question or
answer to a non-video problem, send it to: Attn: "BEfoR", Vending International
Corp. , 3315 7 Camino Capistrano #C, San Juan Capistrano, CA 9267 5. Or call (714)
661-6808 and we'll talk about your ideas or products.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).