Star Tech Journal

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september 1994
-.;.._'TAR TECH JOURNAL
ROWE JUKEBOX
WILLIAMS
FIELD REPORT:
DECODER
POPEYE
WILLIAMS MEGA
PRINTS
UPGRADES
LINKS
Kerry Messana
Service Technician
Syracuse, New York
Wayne Glover
State Sales & Service
Baltimore, Maryland
Evan Wessel
Mercury Amusements
Havertown, Pennsylvania
SUBJECT
HEAD MOLDING
RESULTS
Bluto Head Replacement:
To increase earnings on Popeye,
it is recommended you replace
the Bluto head molding with a
flat screened butyrate which Wil-
liams has made available.
After several months in the field,
I can safely say the new Williams
"Mega Link" flipper upgrades
have eliminated 90% of our flip-
per service calls.
I'm finding a lot of bad Rowe
• decoders going back to the dis-
tributor. This is a very expensive
exchange. If you've tried to get
schematics for Rowe players for
the decoders section, you've
probably reached a dead end.
INSTALLATION NOTE
SOFTWARE
PRINTS
The schematic for the decoder
board used in a Rowe Juke is al-
most worthless. Only one IC is
available (TDA1541) through
any normal channels.
The current software version for
Popeye is L-4
ANIMAL DIVERTOR PLUNGER
The Animal divertor plunger
material was changed to metal
from plastic.
SOURCE
The CDM3 decoder was used in
one of Phillips' home CD play-
ers a few years ago, schematics
are hard to get though.
The new assembly number is:
I A-18374 !!I
When you make the change, be
sure to include the new bearing
that rides in the link hole. It's a
few hundreds of an inch larger
and will prevent binding.
CHECK
Also be sure that the inside of the
crank arm that contacts the new
link is not worn. Otherwise, it will
tighten down too much and bind
on the link.
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(The old number was A-17252.)
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