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**Video Poker, Keno, Slots, 21** Gaming machines => CEI and Cal Omega Video Poker Games => Topic started by: avpflanz on September 08, 2014, 07:25:59 AM
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hi h have a omega 1981 machine that's works when you first turn it on and starts clicking on and off the turns off totally any help would he great thanks
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Sorry for the delay here. I'll do my best to help you. But it's late and I must sleep!
Can you post a picture of the machine? One of the outside and one of the inside will help to start. Is it just a video poker game? :NLG_WELCOME:
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Where are you avpflanz? I can't help if you disappear!
For starters, check all your circuit breakers. See if one is just intermittent...it may be half way popped out. There's some fuses on the mother board in the back... take each one out and check them with a multimeter for continuity. If it's popping, it's probably not a fuse...it would just blow out. Also physically inspect the power cord coming from the power supply to make sure it's all the way plugged in. Look for any fraying in the plug as well.
Come back and post!
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hey sorry for the delay had to get pic of the machine
the machine will work for 5-10 mins when first powered up
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Thank you.
Just to make sure... did you check all the wiring from the plug to the power supply? Does it consistently shut down after the same amount of time?
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yes all wires look tight in place
the machine acts up at different time some time right a way some longer is like a heat issue or some thing
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Yes it sounds like something in the power supply. I need to check some of my notes and wiring in mine so we can see where to go next. I'll check some output voltages and get back to you. Bear with me... I'm not the expert here. Our regular moderator is not here and I'm trying to fill in the best I can.
First off... do you have any electronics/troubleshooting background?
And, do you have a multimeter?
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thanks for your help
I know how to use a multi meter ohms ac dc and read ladder diagrams
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What shuts down?...Does the whole machine shut down or just the monitor?...If anything stays on, what is it?...
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sorry the screen starts to blink on and off how can I tell of the rest of the controllers are staying on
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If you turn off the power to the monitor (pull the fuse if no switch) try and play the game...The lights on the front of the machine should stay lite...If they do, I would then suspect the monitor...Check for cold solder joints on the monitor board...BE VERY careful as the CRT has HV!...Discharge the CTR before attempting any repairs on the monitor!!!!
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update when the machine acts up the screen and the key light flash on and off like is looses power can not play the game
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How long does it take before you can play it again?
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Hello..
I have a question.. When your machine seems to loose power, your saying the monitor goes dark, but I don't understand what the key light is? I agree with Shortrackracer that it sounds like a bad solder connection.. It would be my guess that its going to be on the chassis that powers your monitor. If you have a broken or cold solder joint, your machine will work until it heats ups, and expands loosing the connection. You will need to remove your monitor assembly, and remove the chassis to inspect the boards solder connections. What your looking for is a cracked solder joint, or one that has loosened up. When working on and monitor assembly it is very informant to discharge the monitors HV!!
Have you checked to see if your main MPU board is seated tight into the mother board?
I picked up a CEI Video poker earlier this summer. It didn't have any video output, butt I could still coin up the game and hear sound. Mine was a bad chassis. Can you still coin up your game with the door open and hear it??
Gary
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when it acts up you can not coin up the machine the light on the button flash as well as the screen
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I have un plugged all plugs and reseated them
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I would check the transformer it plug in to the board in the back it has two 10 pin wafer connectors
that plug into back board all the voltage for the game come from that connector except the hopper
those pin get weak and sometime burn the connector or board.
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Avpflanz - have you tried the suggestions from Dinoman and Doyson49?
So, the machine power DOES stay on, but just not the monitor? Correct?
And...when that happens, you cannot play the game... correct?
Keep us posted so you can get your game up and running. :applause:
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If you enlarge the picture of the mother board, to me it looks like the red wires gotten hot and caused the plug to turn dark on the one side, or is that just a shadow? It looks burnt to me..
Gary
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Avpflanz where are you?
We're still here... need to see if any of those suggestions worked so far.
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Well... it's been well over a month and a half... this is my last call!
Any progress?
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Good question.. You give advice, but then the person asking for help just vanishes.. Leaving you wondering if they just gave up or were able to get it repaired.. It would be nice to know one way or the other.. :Scratch-Head:
Gary
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I understand people get busy but still... it's frustrating. I don't know half of what the others here know, but I'm at least trying to moderate here for SolidSilver by getting some good advice, which we got here from you and Dinoman, etc...
I hope he resurfaces!
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I know mines just sitting on a stand. I've had too many other projects to stop a mess with it. The game works fine, but I was never able at access and menus, or test features or settings..
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SolidSilver!!! We need you!!!! Come baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!
He really is the TRUE expert on this. :yes:
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SolidSilver!!! We need you!!!! Come baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!
He really is the TRUE expert on this. :yes:
I'd really like to hear what he had to say.. It's almost like you have to push the deck buttons in a certain order to access a menu. I know if I push the test button inside and it runs a Ram test, I have to push I think 3 deck buttons to get back to the game?? I need to know the secret codes..
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SolidSilver (http://newlifegames.com/nlg/index.php?action=profile;u=182) was logged on last night
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On the old site, there was a member by the name of Dave Ormistad (I think). His username was dormi and he was a CEI/Cal Omega guru.
http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?action=search2 (http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?action=search2)
He helped me out on a couple of occasions and performed a repair for me with my game board when I had a CEI poker machine. I don't have my machine anymore, so I can't be of any help unfortunately.
For what it's worth, you might try to contact him.
Thanks,
Jason
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Jason Wrong guy. SolidSilver's name is Jim England and lives in Portland. I have his phone number if anyone really needs to get hold of him.
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Buzz... Jason is correct too.. I have contacted dormi off the old sight. He still does repairs and helped me get mine going. Dormi is just another person that never move to the new sight that we lost? SolidSilver is a current member but has not been heard from for a while now, due to personal issues from what I understand..
Gary
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On the old site, there was a member by the name of Dave Ormistad (I think). His username was dormi
Thanks,
Jason
Jason was talking about another member "dormi" who does know a lot on the CEI along with SolidSilver. They know each other.
I wish one or BOTH of them would come back and post some info for "amechanic" and the now vanished member who originally posted.
UPDATE: repeat post here... just saw the other one from amechanic! Well I'll leave this anyway. Yes member dormi took my broken MPU board from my CEI (the colors were all goofy) and sent me a working one. That was a few years ago and my machine is still working great. :applause: