Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1992-June - Vol 14 Issue 4 - Page 24
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ple$ll@tipg Techrijqu@, Tools and Test
Equipffieht/ $ch~foa.tic/ Readirig •. 1:ind
foote. 'l'his 8~1/2'' Xl.l''. ma.nu.al contains
65 pi'lges Of technical fow for the servic-
ing of electronic games/ $24.95. •
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June 7992
SERVICE
•
~sIDEPoWEi
Sut,p1,j:~
MANUALS ~
> • • •
• This 111anual is · 1oaded wi thinforma.tion
onpov.rer supplies. Written by James
Beck of BAM Engineering, edited .bY
Jame.s > Cal ore . and • puhlisli~cl: / by
§'I;A]J -/rTECH Journal. Every tYP% Or
powers11pply is covered; including 1inefil'.
and switcp mode. Power supply cmnp~
nentsl transformer arid filter arrange'.'
rn.e.nti:;, high current supplies 8.11d trou-
bll:ls}iootingisalso presentediri this com•
prelj~11sive manu.aL 32 pagesi $24.95 . .•
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• />•.
• Ketp ·• this . valuable refefJiict 111arihk1
. nearby on your workbenth :'"YOU.Will us~
iff A compilati9Ilof "hari.d picktid''
srAR-,JrlfECH Jounial articles plus ad-
ditional time-saving tech tipsfrofo ser•
v:i&rn.ariagers around the countrY, Af~
·ranged by game manufacturer, alpha~
. betichlly. Specialplastic comb bincling
•· allo\Vs handbook to lay flatonyoufbl:lnch,
. frteirig both . hands for thejob. Sized at
• 5:5" X s:i:i'' ifwon'ftake up room. $29.95.
HoT TIPs II: FIELD TEca
••••• ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
BaiieclonSTAR flECH Journal's highly
sµctessfulhational seminar program for
in.t adyi:i.ncing game •technician. This
Iriari.halis designed to advance the Ser~
vice person in the skills of troubleshoot~
ing & repair of coin-operated games. 'fhe
most in-depth manual ever written on
Monitors, ·Power · Supplies, Logic Bcfard
l)iagnosis, Pcb Bench Repair, Problem
Isolation Techniques, Troubleshooting
Logically, Preventive Maintenance,
Proven Quick Fixes, Test Equipment &
Repair/Rework Tools, Gathetjng Valu-
able Technical Information and much;
much morel Excellent. for shop arid/or
home study. Upgradeyourtechnfoal skills
with current electronic troubleshooting
procedures. All new manuaL $39.95 . .
... ,
. -::c::_.::::: .. ---
•.
•
•
.
•
REPAillING VmEO CARD GAMES •
Iioal • of this manual is • to enable
anyoI1E)to repair a video card game up to
and including the Pcb. Chapters are de-
voted to Tools, Testing the AC to DC
sections and Schematic Symbols. Ori the
Pcb; the Input, Video and Resetdrcuits
are discussed. Schematics incL $19.95
Th~
ii6.f'I'&s t;•• n~8JI ~tu <•• • • •·
Don'tJeave home withoufit! Ju.stlike
Hot Tips I: Bench Tech ~xcept f9fJhis
special is.s ue mantlal, we. had . veteran
field service people select the mosfhelp-
ful STAR -/rTECH Journal articles and
add ·some Of theil' own great tech lips!
Geared toward the tech/mech doing ser-
vice on location, as opposed to shopre-
pafr with the · 1uxuries of time}and • re-
source materials.Arranged by · game
manufacturer, alphabetically. Specia
. plastic comb binding allows handbookto-~
ll'lyllat, freeing b6th hands for thej ob.
This sturdy 5.5" x 8.5'' handbook will fit
comfdrtably
.. into your toolbox. . $29.95.
...
S-wI~HINGPOWER SUPPLIES
•
Ahest seller! A1Labout. switchii:igt:ypJ
• supplies. From the very beginning to.Jhe
present. Articles from our pastjssues
include Theory and Circuit Analysis,
Modifications, Tioubleshootirig arid
Symptoms/Solutions; Never before pub,
lished outside of our Journals, Thisinfo
is.n9tfound in anyof our other manuals.
Ready to tackletha.t pile ofswitchefsin
the .c ornefofyou{shop? $29.95
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Best Of S*T,J: Monitors
1990 Update: Monitors
1991 Update: Monitors
1992 Update: Monitors
Electronic Game Repair
Inside Power Supplies
Advanced Troubleshooting
Hot Tips I: Be•nch Tech
Hot Tips II: Field Tech
Switching Power Supplies
I Rush me ___ Repairing Card Games
I
$49.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
$24.95
$24.95
$39.95
$29 .95
$29.95
$29.95
$19 .95
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STAR* TECH Journal
COIN-OP
·• • • •>
Fr()1I1•• 1979.+4 •· i989. TeI1•· Years•·hr .• video
Jtl()llJ.tc>r sel"\'i#e•· tips • llild.•. symJ)tOI11Jsolu-
tiqff~! ''.l'piei manµal befo11.gs 911 ey1:11-y Ele.1'~ •
-viceli#c:n, E:yerytlnngfrom·• 'l'lle<►rySQF
9pef~#6H•• fo• 'J.'roul>leshooting·•is • coyere
hb~tiill;l1lr~VM~f~j~Jntr~<~pb~
rteHt••· faj.lµ.:res, • /sµitable •-repla~erl1ent$,•·
t¢~€i#t•• t#eth@~;•• • 1sol!tf6rl••fechm
mo~t ~verYTI4eo rr1<>miof 1:1vel'•·• hse4••·i11
fht¢6fri.Qp'.t\rtii.1.Se-&terits·Tndustij, ·4uf.
jpg•Jr.¢ p~t,eri yea.rs!120· .• pages, • a1-_
rii.@@:·• Wtl1~fj @1•·· cari ·•· easi1Y•· µ *d··•·tg~·
&¢# ·• Want. l>y
r§;btiitof
":::\/\)/}I/:<::::::::::··•::•::-·: •
. /:::::.::::::::-::/·: ·-:::::<<·
•
::::
. -·_. • :::: •
i§g()/ 91./'921\bl'llrt>RUPDA;~
1
Ailm<>hiMrartidesi6vered in 1989t9.o
9f •. t~9Qt9i·•· ()l' • 1991/$2·•· pµbHshed ·. ill
a
PM4ifoririiti ()vel"25)1ew video .mom-
t9f $yjnptomif >apd Fixes .ineach/ Ap-
p@.i-ecl.j11 §TAR ffe'ECHJourrial's .V <>1-
#fue J..f;Ji pr)3/ Update your tech Ji--
pfary/ \7ahicil>l~ referertces. $12.95 ,each.
· · •. Fiti:birtBNIC GAl\fE RJ!:PAilt
Iristrii<:tic:,ria.l .ltld f ~rerence manual t<>v~
tnrig$li~b.sul>jeHs.as:.Basic Electronics;
$e$ic6rtductors; •Videq •. Grune Systems,
ErnHtorir& J:>ihhil) Systems, ·TI'O\J·
ple$ll@tipg Techrijqu@, Tools and Test
Equipffieht/ $ch~foa.tic/ Readirig •. 1:ind
foote. 'l'his 8~1/2'' Xl.l''. ma.nu.al contains
65 pi'lges Of technical fow for the servic-
ing of electronic games/ $24.95. •
:· --:.:-::.·-:
\ >(
-a- 609/662-1080 ). ..
June 7992
SERVICE
•
~sIDEPoWEi
Sut,p1,j:~
MANUALS ~
> • • •
• This 111anual is · 1oaded wi thinforma.tion
onpov.rer supplies. Written by James
Beck of BAM Engineering, edited .bY
Jame.s > Cal ore . and • puhlisli~cl: / by
§'I;A]J -/rTECH Journal. Every tYP% Or
powers11pply is covered; including 1inefil'.
and switcp mode. Power supply cmnp~
nentsl transformer arid filter arrange'.'
rn.e.nti:;, high current supplies 8.11d trou-
bll:ls}iootingisalso presentediri this com•
prelj~11sive manu.aL 32 pagesi $24.95 . .•
.. .
.
. .
• />•.
• Ketp ·• this . valuable refefJiict 111arihk1
. nearby on your workbenth :'"YOU.Will us~
iff A compilati9Ilof "hari.d picktid''
srAR-,JrlfECH Jounial articles plus ad-
ditional time-saving tech tipsfrofo ser•
v:i&rn.ariagers around the countrY, Af~
·ranged by game manufacturer, alpha~
. betichlly. Specialplastic comb bincling
•· allo\Vs handbook to lay flatonyoufbl:lnch,
. frteirig both . hands for thejob. Sized at
• 5:5" X s:i:i'' ifwon'ftake up room. $29.95.
HoT TIPs II: FIELD TEca
••••• ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
BaiieclonSTAR flECH Journal's highly
sµctessfulhational seminar program for
in.t adyi:i.ncing game •technician. This
Iriari.halis designed to advance the Ser~
vice person in the skills of troubleshoot~
ing & repair of coin-operated games. 'fhe
most in-depth manual ever written on
Monitors, ·Power · Supplies, Logic Bcfard
l)iagnosis, Pcb Bench Repair, Problem
Isolation Techniques, Troubleshooting
Logically, Preventive Maintenance,
Proven Quick Fixes, Test Equipment &
Repair/Rework Tools, Gathetjng Valu-
able Technical Information and much;
much morel Excellent. for shop arid/or
home study. Upgradeyourtechnfoal skills
with current electronic troubleshooting
procedures. All new manuaL $39.95 . .
... ,
. -::c::_.::::: .. ---
•.
•
•
.
•
REPAillING VmEO CARD GAMES •
Iioal • of this manual is • to enable
anyoI1E)to repair a video card game up to
and including the Pcb. Chapters are de-
voted to Tools, Testing the AC to DC
sections and Schematic Symbols. Ori the
Pcb; the Input, Video and Resetdrcuits
are discussed. Schematics incL $19.95
Th~
ii6.f'I'&s t;•• n~8JI ~tu <•• • • •·
Don'tJeave home withoufit! Ju.stlike
Hot Tips I: Bench Tech ~xcept f9fJhis
special is.s ue mantlal, we. had . veteran
field service people select the mosfhelp-
ful STAR -/rTECH Journal articles and
add ·some Of theil' own great tech lips!
Geared toward the tech/mech doing ser-
vice on location, as opposed to shopre-
pafr with the · 1uxuries of time}and • re-
source materials.Arranged by · game
manufacturer, alphabetically. Specia
. plastic comb binding allows handbookto-~
ll'lyllat, freeing b6th hands for thej ob.
This sturdy 5.5" x 8.5'' handbook will fit
comfdrtably
.. into your toolbox. . $29.95.
...
S-wI~HINGPOWER SUPPLIES
•
Ahest seller! A1Labout. switchii:igt:ypJ
• supplies. From the very beginning to.Jhe
present. Articles from our pastjssues
include Theory and Circuit Analysis,
Modifications, Tioubleshootirig arid
Symptoms/Solutions; Never before pub,
lished outside of our Journals, Thisinfo
is.n9tfound in anyof our other manuals.
Ready to tackletha.t pile ofswitchefsin
the .c ornefofyou{shop? $29.95
~---------------------------------------,
1 Rush me _ _
I Rush me _ _
Rush me ___
I Rush me ___
I Rush me ___
I Rush me ___
I Rush me ___
me ___
I Rush
Rush me ___
I Rush me ___
Best Of S*T,J: Monitors
1990 Update: Monitors
1991 Update: Monitors
1992 Update: Monitors
Electronic Game Repair
Inside Power Supplies
Advanced Troubleshooting
Hot Tips I: Be•nch Tech
Hot Tips II: Field Tech
Switching Power Supplies
I Rush me ___ Repairing Card Games
I
$49.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
$24.95
$24.95
$39.95
$29 .95
$29.95
$29.95
$19 .95
Please add $3.50 s/h. NJ add 7% Total ___
I
N
ame: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
City/St a t e / Z i p : - - - - - - - - - - - - -
O COD
0 Payment Enclosed
I
I
I
Save over 30%! Order the entire Tech Library $198 + $12 s/h. •
Mail coupon to: STAR* TECH Journal, PO Box 1065,
Merchantville, NJ 08109.
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