hi got it working, it must have been a bad connection. however there is now another problem. machine starts ok and you can play of the free play (little black button) afterwhich you can put money in but it doesnt pay out in this mode. soo switch it off and on with the door on. starts ok tests everything then it displays "door" and number 86 in the lcd. had a look at the door switch looks like the ppl before have messed with the wires. so i have 6 contacts on the switch and 4 wires (2black 1 white 1 red) so i just need to know which wire goes on which contact, hopefully.
thanks again for the solution to the first prob didnt expect such a fast response. here hoping for a equally as easy solution
have had a look, it looks like they are all connected and they all go round when it initailises. it has 3 reels and a dice reel if that makes any difference.