32 Years experience diagnosing and servicing Williams Electronic circuit boards,cabinet harnesses,Playfield wiring.
WILLIAMS STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION COMBO FLAT RATE
LIST OF COMMON PROBLEMS THE SYSTEM NEEDS SERVICE:
Random Resets,
Some or all Switches not functioning,
Ground Short displayed at power up,
Some Lights not lighting after replacement,
Fuse message remains after replacing,
One or more coils not functioning.
GAME DOES NOTHING LED's ON.
SEND IN YOUR NON WORKING
WPC CPU, POWER DRIVERBOARD, DOT MATRIX DISPLAY CONTROLLER
THIS REPAIR SERVICE RESTORES CORRECT SYSTEM OPERATION & RELIABILITY TO WILLIAMS
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION
There has never been a Pinball SYSTEM so vilified, scrutinized, ostracized and generally dumped on than the Williams Pinball Controller (WPC) System Yet, the SYSTEM is still here and can usually be rescued. There is a good reason why they are still around after 35 Years. They were designed to take incredible abuse. With FAT traces and rugged pads they can be repaired dozens of times in the hands of many ‘techs’ and still survive. NOBODY WILL SAY "A WILLIAMS BOARDSET IN A 35 YEAR GAME THAT IS ORIGINAL,UNDAMAGED, OR WITH MINIMAL OVERHEATING CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO WORK RELIABLE! AS A PINBALL OWNER WITH A NON WORKING SYSTEM YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO HAVE YOUR ORIGINAL WPC SYSTEM SERVICED & RESTORED TO RELIABILITY.
New technology installed into vintage technology IS NOT RECOMMENDED WITH CLAIMS OF ALTERED CIRCUITS AND TIMING CLOCKS,VOLTAGE RESET CHANGES WEAKER TRACES DON'T MAKE A BETTER GAME OR SYSTEM. THESE AFTERMARKET BOARDS MIMIC THE SAME OPERATION NO BETTER. THE IDEA IS TO GET A GAME UP AND WORKING AGAIN CHOOSING SO JUST A MATTER OF OPINION AND DOES NOT MAKE A BETTER OR MORE RELIABLE SYSTEM RATHER A CLONE WITH IT'S POTENTIAL UNDISCOVERD ODD/NEW PROTOTYPING PROBLEMS THAT WILL SHOW UP LATER ON. SEASONED TECS DON'T WANT TO DISCOVER NEW PROBLEMS THAT DON'T EXIST WITH ORIGINAL WILLIAMS BOARDS, TEC SUPPORT IS USUALLY WEAK WITH AN AFTERMARKET. WILLIAMS ENGINEERED THIS ORIGINAL TOUGH SYSTEM STARTING 1989 WITH VERY MINOR CHANGES TO IT'S PROVEN WPC SYSTEM. IF YOUR GAME HAS ORIGINAL BOARDS ITS TIME FOR UPKEEP EVEN IF THEY ARE WORKING THEY ARE 30-40 YEARS IN THE MAKING AND NEED MAINTENANCE & SERVICE. JUST LIKE A CLASSIC CAR. THIS AUCTION IS FLAT RATE REPAIR SERVICE TO YOUR EXISTING BOARD SET: THE WPC CPU WITH BATTERY HOLDER,THE POWER DRIVERBOARD,DOT MATRIX CONTROLLER BOARDS.WHICH RESTORES THE WILLIAMS FACTORY DESIGNED SYSTEM BOARD SET BACK TO ARCADE RELIABILITY FOR YEARS TO COME. BEWARE OF COPY REPRODUCTION BOARDS THAT ATTEMPT TO MIMIC THIS GREAT SYSTEM THERE IS RARELY A PROBLEM RESTORING A ORIGINAL WPC Cpu, Power Driverboard,and Dot Matrix Controller boards BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY, NO NEED TO LOCK IN WITH A PROTOTYPE BOARD WITH SOCKETS AT EVERY CHIP WITH FUTURE PROBLEMATIC CONNECTIONS WITH OVER 280 PIN INTERCONNECTS OF UNDERSOLD IC PINS THAT CAN TARNISH AND LOSE THEIR CONTACT. WILLIAMS SOLDERED IC'S ON THEIR BOARDS FOR THAT REASON. WE HAVE THE PROFESSIONAL TOOLS TO EASILY REMOVE AND REPLACE ANY SIZE CHIP AND WE DO NOT INSTALL SOCKETS INTO OUR BOARDS, WE SERVICE, All REPLACEMENT CHIPS ARE SOLDERED BACK IN PLACE AS FACTORY STANDARD. AFTERMARKET BOARDS HAVE A SOCKET AT EVERY CHIP MAINLY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT WITHSTAND DE SOLDERING HEAT AS THE TRACES AREN'T AS RUGGED AND WILL EASILY LIFT FROM THE BOARD. WE DO NOT OFFER REPAIR TO AFTERMARKET BOARDS FOR THIS REASON.WILLIAMS DIDN'T AS IT WAS NOT RELIABLE PRACTICE. IF NEW BOARDS ARE BEING CONSIDERED THERE ISN'T MUCH SUPPORT AND HAVE IN THE PAST SHOWN ODD SERVICE BULLITENS THAT FACTORY ORIGINAL BOARDS NEVER HAD.
ORIGINAL WILLIAMS BOARDS ARE RUGGED AND CAN WITHSTAND DOZENS OF REPAIRS.
KEEP YOUR BOARDS MATCHING THE MANUAL
Your wpc cpu,Power driverboard,and Dot Matrix controller are repaired, thoroughly tested working, and returned after final testing in the Williams factory pinball fixture for several hours of cycling. Keep your game original.