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STAR*TECH JOURNAL/JULY 1983
"The 'Bear' Facts" continued from page 22.
TROUBLESHOOTING THE CDC MICRON TIMER
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By Peter Gurko, Kiddie Rides U.S.A., Davenport, IA
The following steps should enable one to determine if the ride timer of the Gino Rondina Class is
inoperative:
With 0v applied, points 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 should be open. Points 1 to 3 should be shorted Points
4 and 5 should read 10 to 15 ohms when the timer is set at 0.
Supply 12vac to points 4 and 5. The timer should start Points 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 will be open.
Points 1 to 3 shorted. At the end of time duration, points 1 and 2 will be shorted while the timer
resets. A slight clicking can be heard at each event The timer will automatically reset Points 1 to
3 should be shorted with 0vac applied
Next month, we'll start a four-part series on the general maintenance and troubleshooting of non-
video games. Until then, take care! "Bear"
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The names of various conversion kits com-
prise this issue's word puzzle. Find and
encircle these words as they appear below.
They run vertically, horizontally, diagonally
and sometimes backwards.
CONVERSION KITS
CORRECTION
BCD COUNT SEQUENCE
(See Note 1)
In the 8th installment of Sega
Electronics' ROM Line (S*TJ May
'83, Vol. 5, No. 3) an incorrect digit
appears in the BCD Count Sequence
Chart on page 11. The count 1 in the
A output should read 1 instead of 0.
Referring to the highlighted digit at
right, you may wish to correct your
issue by changing the 0 to 1.
Our thanks to Joseph Micalizzi
of Fqjardo, Puerto Rico for bringing
this to our readers' attention.
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