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[slippery]

It means that communication failed between the mpu and mux. Baz will be able to tell you more, lucky for me my cpcb has never alarmed at all, I bet whoever you bought the machine from knew all about the faults but that is the chance you take. All the faults that have come up can be rectified pretty easy so don't dispair. BTW how much did you pay for it ( just curious as I have the same machine lol)

[skabaz]

well i now may be the mpu5 board that has triggered the fault but has disguised itself as a mux error now.

mpu5 board to change now i'm afraid.

baz

[bladefan2]

Grrrrr !

yes I thought it may be the MPU5 board -

Lincsleisure1 may have a spare to sell me...

Jason

[Bencrest]

I had this error once. Hypalinx, Peterborough Railway Station, about 1999. Excellent board, at £10, IMHO up for a tenner, got Bonus or something similar, and it kicked that alarm up. Only when I complained did they ask for ID. Bastards.

Off topic, but thought I'd mention the fact I had a DSP error while on the board - machine played fine, but when it was about to offer bonus it went tits up :S

[bladefan2]

Hi there everyone

As mentioned previously on this thread, it looks like the original error is being replaced by a more serious one (and is occurring quite frequently now) especially when I land it on a bonus (4) on the feature trail.

See pictures below.

I've decided to stick with the original error and put the original MUX5 board back in.

Oh well !!

Looks like it could be the MPU5 board after all then !

Jason

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[skabaz]

put the original mux5 board back in and if gives you the original fault again but clears the new fault then theres probably a problem with the new mux5 board or the mpu.

8 times out of ten this problem is solved with the mux5 board being replaced.

baz

[slippery]

Seems obvious to me that the replacement mux board is faulty. IMHO the original mux board is fine and as I said in an earlier post it is the mpu5 that has a fault.

[lincs1]

Seems obvious to me that the replacement mux board is faulty. IMHO the original mux board is fine and as I said in an earlier post it is the mpu5 that has a fault.

excuse me slippery the mux board is fine there is feck all wrong with the 1 i sold, it was tested before i stripped the machine that it came from.

[lincs1]

Grrrrr !

yes I thought it may be the MPU5 board -

Lincsleisure1 may have a spare to sell me...

Jason

yes look no further i do have a FULLY WORKING AND FULLY TESTED mpu5 board.

pm me for details or contact on ma mobi m8

[slippery]

excuse me slippery the mux board is fine there is feck all wrong with the 1 i sold, it was tested before i stripped the machine that it came from.

just seems strange how with a replacement mux that is now causing a communication fault between the mux and mpu whereas wasnt before and the original fault was just an mpu fault

[bladefan2]

yeah I know ! Very strange. I wonder if a later MUX5E board may not be compatible with an old-ish machine.

What do I know ?

LL1 has sold me his MPU5 board, so we'll try that in the next few days....

Jason

[lincs1]

just seems strange how with a replacement mux that is now causing a communication fault between the mux and mpu whereas wasnt before and the original fault was just an mpu fault

the machine that the mux board came from was infact the red hot knights that i couldn't sell on ebay as it had a huge crack on the reel glass so i know the mux and mpu5 and the psu was working spot on before during and after i dismantled the machine.

anyhowz i have just spoken to jason via the landline and i am posting a mpu5 out to him tomoz.


lincsleisure1

[lincs1]

jason payment has been accepted and the mpu5 will be posted tomoz



hopefully touch wood it will cure the problem once and for all.



lincsleisure1

[slippery]

hope he sorts it, its a fantastic machine ive had mine for a year now. as for the mux board could be the mpu creating a new fault that is causing the mux to fail or could be damaged in transit, I work for Royal mail and would always advise to wrap parcels up strongly. Hope I didnt come across as having a go as was just trying to help blade out with his problem

[lincs1]

hope he sorts it, its a fantastic machine ive had mine for a year now. as for the mux board could be the mpu creating a new fault that is causing the mux to fail or could be damaged in transit, I work for Royal mail and would always advise to wrap parcels up strongly. Hope I didnt come across as having a go as was just trying to help blade out with his problem

lol he collected it in person.

nah none taken slippery



lincsleisure1

[bladefan2]

what a fantastic bunch of guys you all are !!

together, we'll get this baby back on its feet !!!!!

Jason

[kensplace2]

Problem with manuals is they are usually written before the product has been hammered by people in the field.

Often a manual says its one thing, and the real fault is elsewhere.....

Trying to find my other field service manual, got one of them, but cant recall where I put the one with the error codes in... Think its buried under a load of printers..... Cant be bothered to try and dig it out after a few drinks, dont fancy being crushed to death by a pile of laserjets....

For all we know, it could be something else other than the mpu or mux board, even something like a bad slightly out power supply could cause intermittent faults........

Check everything is plugged in nice and tight, cross your fingers, and see what happens when the new bits arrive. Make sure you unplug the machine before messing around inside though, way to easy to short out a connector or blow something when plugging connectors in / out if powered up.

[skabaz]

you also have to make sure that the mux5 boards are plugged in properly because some of the connectors can fit into several slots.

baz

[lincs1]

i did say ken that it may be a dickie davies power supply..lol but i guess he'll let us all know when he fits the mpu5 board

[slippery]

baz did you check to see whose manuals are wrong on the original error ?