Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1997-March - Vol 19 Issue 1 - Page 20
STAR*TEcH
Journal
March 1997
REVITALIZE YOUR VIDEOI
With STAR*TECH Journal's
VIDEO
BRIGHTENER
Increase your profits by increasing the
brillance of your video monitor!
Game play will be enhanced and the
colors will once again be vibrant.
Reclaim those old and faded
video monitors by installing a
S*TJ VIDEO BRIGHTENER!
& EASY INSTALLATION
1 1" TO 36" MONITORS
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC
SAFE
Works on all
makes&
models!
Guaranteed
Clear Precise Directions For:
• Wells Gardner
• Masushita
• Nanao
• Disco
•
•
•
•
Electrohome
Hantarex
Sanyo
Eygo
Directions Also Included For:
Sony, Hitachi, GE & Toshiba
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Ship __ STJ Video Brighteners
@
$24
: Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :
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Company_____________
thing for a couple hours. It also has a solar cell to
help keep it charged up. Recharges in three min-
utes from a power source. Pretty cool at $90 from
Extech.
Think about which features you really need, and
think about what you might be willing to pay some
extra to get. It never hurts to get a feature you may
rarely use, just don't pay more for it. Make up a
little chart of the features you want, and check them
off for the meters you are considering. These are
only my opinions, so if you really like frequency
counters and transistor testers, don't let me get in
the way. Consider that unless you lose it, your
meter should last years. My Fluke 75 has cost me
less than a dollar a month over its life so far. All
the meter I want can be had for less than $200.
FITS ALL
Extends life
of weak or
dull monitors
and TVs!
Work Bench
... continued from page 76
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We have talked about the DMM, but we haven't
discussed analog meters. The analog meter is the
kind with a moving needle that you read against a
printed scale. The delicate meter movement of an
analog just won't stand up to the physical abuse of
field work even remotely as well as a digital meter.
Some of the "rugged" DMM models are guaran-
teed to withstand a ten foot drop. The little testers
you can buy for ten bucks are astonishingly cheap
items, while the more accurate meters tend to be
more fragile. You have to take care of them. We
haven't even considered the circuit loading ten-
dencies of the analogs. But if you just HA VE to
have an analog, you can't use anything else, and
you will treat it nice, then buy the Simpson 260.
Period. If you are uncomfortable on a digital and
feel lost without your analog meter, chances are
you are an old timer and you already know that.
: City/State/Zip__________ :
Hopefully this visit to DMM land will help you
determine your needs so you can shop for a meter
that measures up.
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Next Up: Jo¼ continue with 'Adding to the Bench': An
in-depth look at troubleshooting equipment essential for
the coin-op service bench.
I Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I
Please add $4 s/h USA. Other countries add $9 via Air.
Star Tech Journal, POB 35, Medford, NJ 08055.
Ph: 609/654-5544. Fx: 609/654-1441.
O Prepaid
O COD (USA only)
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Journal
March 1997
REVITALIZE YOUR VIDEOI
With STAR*TECH Journal's
VIDEO
BRIGHTENER
Increase your profits by increasing the
brillance of your video monitor!
Game play will be enhanced and the
colors will once again be vibrant.
Reclaim those old and faded
video monitors by installing a
S*TJ VIDEO BRIGHTENER!
& EASY INSTALLATION
1 1" TO 36" MONITORS
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC
SAFE
Works on all
makes&
models!
Guaranteed
Clear Precise Directions For:
• Wells Gardner
• Masushita
• Nanao
• Disco
•
•
•
•
Electrohome
Hantarex
Sanyo
Eygo
Directions Also Included For:
Sony, Hitachi, GE & Toshiba
------------------
Ship __ STJ Video Brighteners
@
$24
: Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :
I
I
Company_____________
thing for a couple hours. It also has a solar cell to
help keep it charged up. Recharges in three min-
utes from a power source. Pretty cool at $90 from
Extech.
Think about which features you really need, and
think about what you might be willing to pay some
extra to get. It never hurts to get a feature you may
rarely use, just don't pay more for it. Make up a
little chart of the features you want, and check them
off for the meters you are considering. These are
only my opinions, so if you really like frequency
counters and transistor testers, don't let me get in
the way. Consider that unless you lose it, your
meter should last years. My Fluke 75 has cost me
less than a dollar a month over its life so far. All
the meter I want can be had for less than $200.
FITS ALL
Extends life
of weak or
dull monitors
and TVs!
Work Bench
... continued from page 76
I
I
We have talked about the DMM, but we haven't
discussed analog meters. The analog meter is the
kind with a moving needle that you read against a
printed scale. The delicate meter movement of an
analog just won't stand up to the physical abuse of
field work even remotely as well as a digital meter.
Some of the "rugged" DMM models are guaran-
teed to withstand a ten foot drop. The little testers
you can buy for ten bucks are astonishingly cheap
items, while the more accurate meters tend to be
more fragile. You have to take care of them. We
haven't even considered the circuit loading ten-
dencies of the analogs. But if you just HA VE to
have an analog, you can't use anything else, and
you will treat it nice, then buy the Simpson 260.
Period. If you are uncomfortable on a digital and
feel lost without your analog meter, chances are
you are an old timer and you already know that.
: City/State/Zip__________ :
Hopefully this visit to DMM land will help you
determine your needs so you can shop for a meter
that measures up.
I
I
I
I
Next Up: Jo¼ continue with 'Adding to the Bench': An
in-depth look at troubleshooting equipment essential for
the coin-op service bench.
I Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I
Please add $4 s/h USA. Other countries add $9 via Air.
Star Tech Journal, POB 35, Medford, NJ 08055.
Ph: 609/654-5544. Fx: 609/654-1441.
O Prepaid
O COD (USA only)
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