Star Tech Journal

Arachnid 6000
Scram.bled Video
Taito Chase H.Q. ,
Monitor Problem.
Bob Hade
T.B.I. Games Unlimited
Rockford, Illinois
Frank 'The Crank" Seninsky
Alpha-Omega Amusements & Sales
Edison, New Jersey
SYMPTOM
The video screen displays garbled informa-
tion when a bullseye is hit.
SYMPTOMS
Many of our Taito Chase H.Q.'s have a
monitor brightness problem that can be
easily corrected. When viewing the picture, it
appears that the brightness control is set too
high. The colors are good but the grey raster
is is too bright. No amount of contrast and/
or brightness adjustment will correct the
situation.
SOLUTION
Replace capacitor Cl9 on the logic board.
SYMPTOM
The fuse blows immediately upon replace-
ment.
SOLUTION
Replace BRl on the power supply board,
(mount the bridge 3 / 4 inch above the circuit
board for ventilation). Replace the 1-1/2 SB
(slo-blo) line fuse that comes with the game
to a 2 amp SB (we do this to all our Arachnid
dart games). Many times a light bulb will
bum out and take the 1-1 /2 amp fuse with
it. Sometimes, even replacing a bulb will
take the fuse out!
It's a good practice, though rarely done, to
tum the machine off before moving it out
from the wall to get at the back door. This will
lessen the chance of shorting out the hot
bulb's filaments when moving the game.
NOTE
Save your old matrixes! Those manufac-
tured during the first two weeks of 1987 can
be returned for exchange through your dis-
tributor.
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SOLUTION
The problem turns out to be a defective disc
capacitor on the monitor neck board
location C206. Chase H.Q. uses a Hantare.
model MTC 9000 monitor. Change this cap
and you're back in business!
Capcom. Bowling
Resetting Check
Bill Schelb
Palisades Amusements
Las Vegas, Nevada
PROBLEM
Capcom Bowling resetting during game
play.
SOLUTION
Check to see that your optics on the trac
ball are switching from ground to at least 2 .....
Vdc. If the optic voltage won't go that high,
the game will begin to reset when the track-
ball is spun.