Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1989-September - Vol 11 Issue 7 - Page 5
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~ Happ
Spring Action
Joystick
Willianis Jokerz
Lanip Bus Failures
Tom Happ
Happ Controls, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Mario Van Cleave
Pinball Doctors
Salinas, California
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Several Jokerz pinballs are beginning to
The spring action joystick had failings in the
field due to the white switch protectors
breaking at their insert point.
SOLUTION
Happ Controls is pleased to announce an
improvement in their spring action joystick.
This has now been taken care of by using a
tougher plastic material. Previously these
were made out of nylon, now they are made
out of black super though nylon. This new
~,material will solve these breakage problems.
Happ Controls will exchange any of the old
type of switch protectors for the new ones.
Bally Blasted
Non-JAMMA
Bill Johnston
Johnston's General Store Video
Buffalo, New York
PROBLEM
Prepare to smoke your power supply if you
plug a Bally Blasted into your JAMMA-ready
cabinet. JAMMA it's not. G'bye -5 volts.
SOLUTION
Rewire the interface board to JAMMA very
carefully and you can then rotate the Pcb
~throughout your route safely. Bally took
dangerous liberties when they cooked up
this version of a JAMMA compatible edge
connector! This game was out 1-1/2 years
ago but some kits are still around.
appear with only half a lit playfield and
backbox.
SOLUTION
The General Illumination Fuses are located
in the backbox on the "Backbox Intercon-
nect Board."
F2 (5 amp) handles the left side of the
playfield while F4 (5 amp) supports the right
side. If 6VAC is not present at these fuses the
most common problem is an intermittent
connection at connector 7P3/7J3.
This plug/jack is located in the bottom of
cabinet about 6 inches from the Trans-
former. It is a white 4 pin-in-line connector.
The General Illumination 6V AC is fed from
the Main Power Transformer through this
connector to 2P6/2J6 on the Interconnect
Board. During normal operation this 4 pin-
in-line connector can get hot enough to
expand the mating contacts.
Replacement of both mating pins has solved
the problem. NOTE: Taxi may also experi-
ence the same problem.
~ Happ
Spring Action
Joystick
Willianis Jokerz
Lanip Bus Failures
Tom Happ
Happ Controls, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Mario Van Cleave
Pinball Doctors
Salinas, California
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
Several Jokerz pinballs are beginning to
The spring action joystick had failings in the
field due to the white switch protectors
breaking at their insert point.
SOLUTION
Happ Controls is pleased to announce an
improvement in their spring action joystick.
This has now been taken care of by using a
tougher plastic material. Previously these
were made out of nylon, now they are made
out of black super though nylon. This new
~,material will solve these breakage problems.
Happ Controls will exchange any of the old
type of switch protectors for the new ones.
Bally Blasted
Non-JAMMA
Bill Johnston
Johnston's General Store Video
Buffalo, New York
PROBLEM
Prepare to smoke your power supply if you
plug a Bally Blasted into your JAMMA-ready
cabinet. JAMMA it's not. G'bye -5 volts.
SOLUTION
Rewire the interface board to JAMMA very
carefully and you can then rotate the Pcb
~throughout your route safely. Bally took
dangerous liberties when they cooked up
this version of a JAMMA compatible edge
connector! This game was out 1-1/2 years
ago but some kits are still around.
appear with only half a lit playfield and
backbox.
SOLUTION
The General Illumination Fuses are located
in the backbox on the "Backbox Intercon-
nect Board."
F2 (5 amp) handles the left side of the
playfield while F4 (5 amp) supports the right
side. If 6VAC is not present at these fuses the
most common problem is an intermittent
connection at connector 7P3/7J3.
This plug/jack is located in the bottom of
cabinet about 6 inches from the Trans-
former. It is a white 4 pin-in-line connector.
The General Illumination 6V AC is fed from
the Main Power Transformer through this
connector to 2P6/2J6 on the Interconnect
Board. During normal operation this 4 pin-
in-line connector can get hot enough to
expand the mating contacts.
Replacement of both mating pins has solved
the problem. NOTE: Taxi may also experi-
ence the same problem.
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