Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1987-June - Vol 9 Issue 4 - Page 3
STAR*TECH Journal
Hot Summer Tip/Cover Pins
By Vicki Holt
J. s. Morris & Sons t,ovelty
St. Louis, Missouri
¼hen you're hauling pinballs around this
surraner, be sure to cover the playfield
from direct sunlight.
<:D1E'I' (Williams) and other pinballs with
the plastic ramps will nelt very quickly
in the sun.
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Bally Midway HARDBODY Ball Escape
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By Bally Midway Field Service
Franklin Park, Illinois
9JBJECT: Ball Escape - Serial Nurrbers #101
through #1065
Bally Midway has found a ball escape
condition on the upper right section of
the playfield by the two star roll-over
buttons.
June 1987 (3)
Amusement Emporium Power
Supply Failure
By Sam Cross
Godwin Distributing Co.
t,orth Little Rock, Arkansas
CAUTION: I (and other technicians) have
observed a corm-on widespread problem with
this supply. It goes overvoltage and
destroys all of the caps inside of it by
subjecting them to voltages above what
they were rated to handle.
If it goes overvoltage the board it powers
may be damaged. I would suppose that the
cause for failure might be that the board
needs more current than the supply is
capable of providing -for a long period of
time.
IDI'E: I will add that I repair switching
supplies when economically possible, but
this supply when it fails is alroost always
a FILE 13 case!
In fact, after thinking about it, I have
never seen a case when this supply didn't
fail in the above manner.
Bally Midway will be sending their
distributors a "Fix" consisting of:
(1) piece of plexiglass,
(4) standoffs,
(4) screws and instructions.
Bally Midway distributors will be passing
these modifications to all HARDOODY
customers on a no-charge basis.
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STAR*TECH JOURNAL, June 1987, Volume 9,
Number 4. Copyright (cl 1987 by Ster Tech
Journal, Inc. All rights reserved. A~dress
inquiries to: PO Box 1065, Merchantville,
NJ 08109. Phone: 609/662-1080.
Subscription rates: USA $56.00. Canada/
Mexico $63.00. Other Countries $98.00.
Please remit payment in US funds.
PDSTNASTER1 Send address changes to
STAR*TECH JOURNAL, PO Box 1085,
Nerchantwtlls, NJ 08109. STAR*TECH
JOURNAL (ISSN 0739-1048) is published
monthly by Star Tech Journal, Inc., 18
North Centre St., Merchantville, NJ 08109.
Second Class postage pending at Bellmawr,
NJ. Publisher/Editor: James Calore.
Hot Summer Tip/Cover Pins
By Vicki Holt
J. s. Morris & Sons t,ovelty
St. Louis, Missouri
¼hen you're hauling pinballs around this
surraner, be sure to cover the playfield
from direct sunlight.
<:D1E'I' (Williams) and other pinballs with
the plastic ramps will nelt very quickly
in the sun.
*
Bally Midway HARDBODY Ball Escape
-
By Bally Midway Field Service
Franklin Park, Illinois
9JBJECT: Ball Escape - Serial Nurrbers #101
through #1065
Bally Midway has found a ball escape
condition on the upper right section of
the playfield by the two star roll-over
buttons.
June 1987 (3)
Amusement Emporium Power
Supply Failure
By Sam Cross
Godwin Distributing Co.
t,orth Little Rock, Arkansas
CAUTION: I (and other technicians) have
observed a corm-on widespread problem with
this supply. It goes overvoltage and
destroys all of the caps inside of it by
subjecting them to voltages above what
they were rated to handle.
If it goes overvoltage the board it powers
may be damaged. I would suppose that the
cause for failure might be that the board
needs more current than the supply is
capable of providing -for a long period of
time.
IDI'E: I will add that I repair switching
supplies when economically possible, but
this supply when it fails is alroost always
a FILE 13 case!
In fact, after thinking about it, I have
never seen a case when this supply didn't
fail in the above manner.
Bally Midway will be sending their
distributors a "Fix" consisting of:
(1) piece of plexiglass,
(4) standoffs,
(4) screws and instructions.
Bally Midway distributors will be passing
these modifications to all HARDOODY
customers on a no-charge basis.
-
STAR*TECH JOURNAL, June 1987, Volume 9,
Number 4. Copyright (cl 1987 by Ster Tech
Journal, Inc. All rights reserved. A~dress
inquiries to: PO Box 1065, Merchantville,
NJ 08109. Phone: 609/662-1080.
Subscription rates: USA $56.00. Canada/
Mexico $63.00. Other Countries $98.00.
Please remit payment in US funds.
PDSTNASTER1 Send address changes to
STAR*TECH JOURNAL, PO Box 1085,
Nerchantwtlls, NJ 08109. STAR*TECH
JOURNAL (ISSN 0739-1048) is published
monthly by Star Tech Journal, Inc., 18
North Centre St., Merchantville, NJ 08109.
Second Class postage pending at Bellmawr,
NJ. Publisher/Editor: James Calore.
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