Star Tech Journal

May 1986 (2)
STAR*TECtt Journal
Bal.ly/Sente SM: Kits
By Todd Erickson
Summit Anusernent
st. Paul, MN
HAT TRI(]{ games have been coming with
slide-on Arrpenol connectors to Wico
contact sets. The Wico contacts are
dished. The Anp slip-on connector is a
collapsed 'C'. If the 'C' goes into the
Wico dish, you will have an intermittent
working joystick.
lmBtar By Dennis P. sable, Technical Manager
Ronstar
Torrance, CA
The following circuit, when installed in
your GUNSM)KE, will change the control
panel inputs from three (3) fire buttons
with separate directions of fire to one
(1) fire button with the direction of fire
controlled by the joystick.
The Great All American Giveaway would best
describe their coin door. A curved wire
into the right coin return will actuate
the left switch. The usual penny flipping
also should return with the excellent?
games they have.
The PAC-MAN door had to be wired by a
tyro. If one coin switch is held down the
other will not work. we need 2 coin inputs
and have them wired.
Use care when plugging in the control
panel on HAT TRI(]{. If plugged in wrong it
will bum out a resistor on the control
panel. All plugs should be keyed.
Rintendo vs S!S'lBI nJal cabinet
By Sam Cross
Godwin Distributing
North Little Rock, AR
This is a tenp:>rary problem/solution for
the time when and if an operator nust
operate only one game in a VS SYSTEM dual
cabinet.
If one game fails or it is necessary to
operate only one game in a dual cabinet,
then the RPS2A03 microprocessor on the
unused game side nust be rerooved to keep
it from resetting the other game in the
cabinet.
After you get this far, you will roost
likely encounter a strange sort of
interference in the working 100nitor. This
is roost likely caused by the fr~running
action of the unused 100nitor. To eliminate
the interference simply unplug the line
voltage to the unused 100nitor until you
get another game for the unused side.
llurply's Law 1803
If it jams -force it. If it breaks, it
needed replacing anyway.