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Hi everyone. I was given a fruit machine from my next door neighbour called The Weakest Leek. It had a battery leak on the MPU board. I ordered a replacement online and fitted it. The game booted and worked like a charm for about a week. Thank you to the site and forums for all the information I've been able to gather whilst lurking.

Some of the bulbs had blown so I decided to replace them all the other day. I was heavy handed in shutting the top door and now the hi / lo reel doesn't spin during initial testing. It tries to move but is unsuccessful. I had a poke around with the wires and managed to get it spinning one time but the system still came up with the "Reel Error 5" message on the main screen. Also the sensor plastic stick thing didn't stop perfectly lined up with the sensor (as it does with the other reels).

I tried swapping the leads over on the reel board and the working reel still spun, so I don't think it's a problem with the reel board. I am very suspicious that there is a loose connection somewhere in the hi lo reel.

The next thing I am going to do is try swapping the entire black lead with one that I know works, to check if there is some issue there.

I did read that I am supposed to reset the machine but my reset button doesn't seem to be working (is it supposed to make a noise? The green hopper fill button does make a noise).

Anyway any tips would be really appreciated. Thanks!