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Atari WARLORDS - Cleaning; Fuse Replacement; Opening the Control Panel; LED Switch Replacement

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Warlords
TM
A.
Cleaning
The
exterior
of
the
game
cabinet
and
the
metal
and
acrylic
surfaces
may
be
cleaned
with
any non-
abrasive
household
cleaner.
If
desired,
special
coin
machine
cleaners
that
leave
no
residue
can
be
ob-
tained
from
your
distributor.
Do
not
dry-wipe
any
of
the
acrylic
panels,
because
any
dust
can
scratch
the
surface and
result
in
fogging
the
plastic.
B.
Fuse
Replacement
This game
contains
six
fuses—
all
on
the
power
supply
assembly
(not
including
the
monitor
fuses).
Replace fuses
only
with
the
same
type
as
listed
in
Figure
20 of this
manual.
See the
monitor
manual,
TM-125,
for
the monitor
fuse
data.
C.
Opening
the
Control
Panel
retainer
strip for
the shield:
once
the control
panel is
opened,
the
shield is free
and
could
slide
out
under
^
its
own power.
A';
1. LED
Switch
Replacement
The
light-emitting diode
(LED) switches
on the
control
panel have
a
very
low failure rate. In
case
a
switch
should ever
be suspect, first test it
per the
description
that follows. To
replace the switch, refer
to Figure 10.
Remove
the wires from the suspected switch.
Set multimeter
to
ohms
scale. Set ohms scale
to
R
x
1,
then zero the meter.
Connect
multimeter leads
to
appropriate
LED
switch contacts
(see
Figure
10 for designation of
switch
contacts and meter lead placement).
Check
contacts (push and release the switch
button) for
closed and open
continuity.
If
the contacts
do not
operate sharply or always
remain closed
or
open,
then
replace the LED
switch
as outlined
in the figure.
Prior
to replacing
any player
control
on the
con-
trol panel, unplug
the game.
Then
open
the
coin
door.
Reach through the opening
and
remove
both
sets
of carriage bolts, wing nuts,
split
lock
washers,
and
large flat washers,
located on
the underside
of
the
control panel
(see
Figure
10).
2.
Potentiometer Replacement
Remove
the
wires from the faulty potentiometer.
Using
a
5/64-inch Allen wrench,
loosen both
set
screws on the
side
of the shield
control
knob;
remove this knob. Next
remove
the
flat hex
nut on
the outside
of the panel with a wrench. Then remove
the internal-tooth lock washer.
Lift up on the control panel
and
tilt
it
towards
you.
Be sure
that
the
acrylic monitor
shield
does not fall
on you.
The
top edge of the
control
panel
acts
as a
Replace the potentiometer
with
a
new one,
mak-
ing sure the hex
nut
and knob are tightened secure-
ly. Then
reconnect the
three
harness
wires.
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