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[l15ter]

i have aquired the disco inferno fruit machine but how do i activate the coin mech or hopper to accept coins as at the moment it is just falling straight through and no credits, but we want to use this machine as a regualr machine . at thye moment if we press start button we get 50 free spins , but we would rather use coins to get credit any help would be apriciated
thanks
lister

[ross]

lol did you get that from ebay? today

[l15ter]

now that was helpful

[ady]

Mabey not really, but as Ross said----sounds like you have just bought an Ebay machine where 'to abide by rules mech has been disconnected'...now you make a first thread to fix it (not that that's a problem).....But can the seller not tell you?---I think Ross was only making a light hearted joke.

Then again I did see this......if you missed it http://cgi.ebay.co.u...ssPageName=WDVW

[skabaz]

first of all check to make sure there are leads connected to the coin mech.

there should be 2 leads going into the coin mech.

if all the doors are closed do you still get credits when you press the start button??

if you do then the front door switch may just have the leads disconnected.

baz

[l15ter]

hi thanks for replys
yes i bought it of ebay and the seller cant help as it was in this state when he bought it over a year ago ,
i have connected all the door switches but it is still in free play mode two connector blocks are connected to coin mech ?

l15ter
just checked again we only get credit when bottom door is open but if its closed we get no responce from buttons and coins fall straight through ?

[skabaz]

ok
at least we know yer door switches are wired up correctly.

do you have a digital camera to take a piccy of the coin mech as it is at the moment??

that would let me know if you have the correct connectors plugged in.

baz

[kensplace2]

Maybe worth taking a photo of the mpu in case they unplugged the mech connectors at that end.

[l15ter]

hi ok heres some photos from machine , also after a little messing i got machine into test mode and managed to get hopper working but only in test mode and i found by pressing some buttons it shows coins disabled, ? heres some pics of the main board and the coin mech , http://spaces.msn.co...um&_c02_owner=1

[skabaz]

link not working i'm afraid

you can upload the pics straight to this site.

baz

[l15ter]

will this do ?

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[impact]

put the machine into test try the coin input test one thing that could be it dose happen but not all the time the coin windows could be knocked out for i.e static mech was pluged in while the power was on , you have got the leds on the mpu and that look all fully on power maybe getting pulled down by a volt or 2 or power supply weak , or try running a meter from the coin mechs loom to the scorpion 4 checking this connection also check the route inhibit loom

[l15ter]

yeah i put it into test mode and it says coins disabled ?

[impact]

have tryed putting in any coin and on the alpha display what dose it say use the hold buttons to remove this message but it should not really make any differents as this is use for just deflecting coin into the cash box only in the test

[l15ter]

hi i can get coins deflected into cash boxes and also into the hopper
but it just wont put any credits on the machine when i use coins , and still says coins disabled ,

[kingkallum82]

erm........ "BAZ, KENSPLACE WHERE ARE YOU DUDES" lol

[kensplace2]

Not a tech Im familiar with, if I have a machine that I can stick my head in and look, then I dont mind spending ages looking, as I enjoy that sort of thing, and every problem I can solve (for someone else) is a problem that I can fix easily when it happens on my machine. Much easier to diagnose a problem when you have a working machine to compare against....

If its saying coins disabled, then at a guess, either the coin mech coin inhibit signals are wired up wrong, or there is a setting in the menu somewhere to disable coins. Either that, or if its a tube payout, the machine thinks the payout tubes are full. If its tubes, check the level switches on the tubes, make sure they are working ok, and are not stuck in the on position. (although come to think of it, cant see why it would not put credits on when a coin went in....), or its still on some sort of freeplay mode, in which case suspect door switches at first.

Ahh beer makes thinking hard

Coins disabled, the machine must have something set, be it wiring, switches, or settings in software to make it say that. Just need to rule out each one to find out what.

maybe if your lucky baz will be able to help, as he has access to a lot more machines than I do.

[l15ter]

well it looks like its set in the software as i have tryed everything else
guess next thing is a sledge hammer

thanks guys

[impact]

it is not in the software as it is not a scorpion 5 cf9500 serial coin just get your self a meter and test each line or look at your seperater the bottom half of your coin mech make sure that when you press it in the arms r coloured red and see i the flaps r moving ok

[l15ter]

hi impact
i have changed some of the settings on the coin mech and got the coins to go to various places ie, coin hopper or the box at bottom of machine , but still not registering on the credits , coin mech seems to be working and when in test mode an i put a 5p in it says 10p coin inserted but it still dont give credit where credit is due