Star Tech Journal

National Technical Seminar Outline
SI'AR,it'TECH Journal's well received national technical seminar program offers advancing
technicians a way to increase their level of expertise. Hundreds of industry techs have
received valuable training across the country. The student critiques are overwhelmingly
favourable (over 93% rate the seminar excellent overall). While the program is constantly
updated to stay current with industry technical trends, the following outline is in effect.
STAR*TECH JOURNAL SEMINAR PROGRAM
1: RuNoowN ON MINIMUM REQUIRED TEST EQUIPMENT
FOR COIN-OP REPAIRS.
a. What it takes to get the job done.
2:
TROUBLESHOOTING VIA PHONE.
a: Getting good information.
b: Question checklist.
3:
POWER SUPPLIES.
a: Linear
1: Low Voltage
2: High Voltage
3: Common failures
b: Switch Mode Supplies
1: Single Voltage Supply
2: Multivoltage Supply
3: Common Failures
c: Useful Tips
d: Semi-Conductor replacements
4: MONITORS (CONCENTRATING ON THE NEW W-G K7000
& liANTAREX MC9000 ).
a: B+ regulation and failures
b: Horizontal Output Section
c: Vertical Output Section
d: RGB Amplification and Blanking
e: CRT Operation and Rejuvenation
f: Common Failures
g: Useful Tips
5:
Lome
a: Input Circuitry
1: Switch
2: Opto
3: Analog
GAME PCB
b: Video Output Circuits
1: Look Up Table RGB
2: D-ARGB
c: CPU Systems (Concentrating on 68000, Z80,
6502)
1: Basic CPU requirements
2: Differences between CPUs
3: Troubleshooting Trashed Kernals
4: Useful Tips
d: Cross reference list for common RAMs and
other Logic Devices
6: BUILDING AND
USING
CPU NO-OP ADAPTERS.
7: BUILD YouR OwN MONITOR PATTERN GENERATOR.
a: How to add color inversion and patterns
8 : IIANDs
ON LAB
a: Switch Mode PIS Operation
b: Monitor Operation
c: Logic Operation