Star Tech Journal

July 1986 [5)
STAR*TECH Journal
The Need For A
Professional Presentation
Dull Bit Problem
by Tood Erickson
Surnnit Am.Iserrent
St. Paul, MN
By Wes McCoy
McCoy Enterprises
615 Petaluma Blvd. So.
Petaluma, CA 94952
Tooay, the kit business is an irrportant
part of our industry. The right kit
installed into a dedicated cabinet is the
backbone of this segrrent of the business.
A good quality/designed cabinet should
have a useful life of 5-10 years.
I've got a problem I'm sure many other
operators have. Conversion kits usually
require additional holes drilled into the
control panel. Buttons usually require a
hole 1-1/8" in diameter and a drill bit
that large is very expensive and dulls
easily on the rretal.
Look at our "ASTEROIDS" that are now
alrrost 10 years. Most of them are in
exc 7 llent shape tooay. The plywood Midway
cabinets are superb. Not all cabinets
retain their looks, however.
We've found a Greenley punch works but
since the metal is so thick that the punch
also dulls after 3 or 4 holes.
Any other suggestions for putting these
holes in the control panel?
About 8 rronths ago, I purchased several
Data East "Ca.1MANDOS". My "ASTEROIDS" are
in better shape! The reason for this is
the design of the cabinets.
Atari has had the floor recessed to
protect the sides of the cabinet. This is
v 7 ry effective in protecting the lower
sides of the cabinet from damage. Data
East front sides of the cabinet extends
rruch further out than all others. They are
easily damaged when we rrove these games.
The biggest blunder of all are their
~eg-levelers. They are held in place by an
inner/outer threaded stud. The stud has
about 4 threads going into a cheap wafer
board floor. Bob Lloyd from Data East
inforrred rre that the same people who made
Atari cabinets made theirs, also.
Cutting too much cost from the cabinet
shows. On all Data East cabinets such as
these, I recornrend installing a new
plywood floor under the original. Midway
makes the best leg leveler bracket.
Many other games have similar defects.
Most of our rroves with games are done in a
pick-~p with ~ibbed floors. If the leg
goes into a dip, the side may get ripped
off. Our industry needs to set a standard
for quality of the base of the game.
Needless to say, all manufacturers and
operators should cooperate for the
betterment of our industry.
Murphy s Law #805
He who laughs last - probably didn't get
the joke.
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