Star Tech Journal

·•· •·• August 1988
6. FLIPPER ASSEMBLY MODIFICATIONS
Our engineering department has evaluated
the flipper assembly and has made several
changes to it. A) We turned the flipper coil
around to lessen the occurence of diode lead
breakage. For the games that are in the field
now, you can snip off the coil positioning pin
from the coil bobbing and turn the coil
around. B) We shortened the end of stroke
switch actuator screw by 1 / 4". This reduces
the amount of wiping that the end of stroke
switch actuator screw has on the switch and
results in longer switch life. You can get the
same results by adjusting the EOS switch so
it opens when the plunger of the coil has
approximately 1 / 16" of travel left before
bottoming out in the coil. C) We changed the
. EOS switch actuator's cap to a much heavier
- nylon. It can be identified by its red color. For
the field we provided our distributors a
quantity of the EOS switch actuator caps at
no charge so they could service their
customer's needs. D) We redesigned the
flipper link making it much stronger and
longer lasting. It can be identified by its red
color.
7. SPINNER WIRE BREAKAGE
We have changed the spinner wire to a
stronger material. The problem with spinner
wire breakage/bending has been eliminated
with this change.
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8. STAND-UP TARGET BRACKET BENDING
We have done three things to our stand-up
switches. A) We are using a harder material
for the mounting bracket and the back up
blade. B) We added a gusset to the back up
blade. C) We added a 3 degree forward pitch
to the mounting bracket so when a ball hits
the target it won't bounce up into the glass.
All of these changes are the direct result of
the excellent feedback we receive from you,
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our customers. With your input we are able
to constantly evaluate our product and
make changes when necessary. In our next
game we have incorporated additional
changes that will make it more serviceable
and reliable. Please continue to use our 800
service line whenever you need assistance or
have a suggestion regarding Data East Pin-
ball games.
Drew's Tiger Paw
Service Department
Drew's Distributing Co., Inc.
Fairforest, South Carolina
PROBLEM
Drew's Tiger Paw Cranes have been burning
out the flashing lights very rapidly.
SOLUTION
To fix the problem, insert a 30 watt, 15 ohm
resistor into the line (in.series) and cure the
problem. If you cannot find one, Drew's
Distributing offers these at $2.20 complete
with a mounting bracket.
Konaini Blades Of
Steel Update
Gregg Dipipi
American Vending Co.
Maple Shade, New Jersey
Important! The update chip version for
Blades OJSteelis #P-01 not #X-01 as earlier
reported to me by Konami... Please make
this correction to last issue's article "Konami
Blades Of Steel Audio Problem".