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Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« on: September 12, 2017, 08:00:40 AM »
Hi. Im trying to help someone upgrade a 145-SS in a Bally 5500 sizzlin 7"s. Im confused on several things such as last upgrade available, What bills it will accept, main chip, and power supply needed for upgrade.
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2017, 05:20:10 PM »
The DBV-145 is quite an old model, no doubt that what software there is available for any update will be very limited on what bills it will accept. But even with the software in it now it should still work with a $1 bill. You will want to make sure the DBV works with a $1 before you spend any time or money upgrading it with newer software.

A better solution might be to upgrade to a DBV-200, it will plug right in where the DBV-145 is. The DBV-200 came along after the DBV-145 so it will have software that is somewhat newer, may have more current bills that it will accept. Keep in mind these bill validators contain software that is specific to the brand of machine they are installed in. So you will need a DBV with Bally software. If you look at the DBV-145 in the machine there should be a sticker somewhere on the DBV that says the current software version and the "ID protocol", also known as the ID-XXX. This ID number tells you what communication protocol the DBV software uses and the replacement software or another DBV will need to be the same ID number.

Show us a photo of the DBV-145 or post the ID-xxx number along with the current software version that is in it.

The DBV bill validators and their software were made by a company known as JCM. Here is the JCM website software support page, you can see what software they released thru time.

http://am-en.jcmglobal.com/support/downloads/software-information/
 
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2017, 06:57:10 PM »
Ive tried uploading pic but keeps saying file too big even if i drop resolution down.
Anyways
MODEL DBV-145-SS-6031-B022
SERIAL NO. 404189820
  AC117V 60Hz 30VA
JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO, LTD.
MADE IN JAPAN.
Under that another small tag with version.....
SOFTWARE VERSION INSTALLED. 2.15
Those are the only tags on validator
P.S. The validator did work before with 1's and 20's I can clearly remember. He says it still works but rejects repeatedly and says has already tried cleaning.
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2017, 07:22:55 PM »
If I'm looking correctly at the JCM website software info the DBV-145 s/w version 2.15 is for ID-022 type software. So ID-022 is what you will want to look for to work with that machine. If you mean the DBV-145 worked ok recently with a $20 (and a $1) but now it doesn't work with either then doing a software upgrade probably won't get it working. The $1 bill should always work. If it doesn't then something beside the software is wrong. Does the machine have any settings (setup menu, dipswitches, etc) related to the bill validator that might have gotten changed/disabled? Did anyone do a ram clear to the machine that could have affected bill validator operation? All of the dipswitches on the DBV-145 should be set to OFF position.

On some machines there are settings that will cause the bill validator to not accept a bill, even if the bill validator is good. For example, if the machine's credit limit is set really low then the bill validator can't accept a bill that would cause the credits to go higher than the limit. Find out if anyone has changed any settings on the machine and inadvertently caused the problem with the bill validator. Also, when it did work with the $20 bill, do you think it was one of the older design bills, or a modern $20 that we use today?.

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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2017, 08:28:12 PM »
Thanks
Ill try to clarify
The machine did in fact accept 1"s & 20's until recently he has to feed the 1 or 20 bill in multiple times before it is accepted.
To the best of my knowledge no one has tampered with any settings for any reason.
The owner would prefer if possible to upgrade / exchange the 145ss for something that will accept more bills. Such as a $5. I know these are older machines and they have there limitations for upgrading / swapping parts.
And that is where this project exceeds my paygrade. Lol

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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2017, 09:14:30 PM »
Since the DBV-145 in the machine was working not long ago its possible that something can be done to get it working again. I don't mean to question what you said about it working with a $20 but from what I know the DBV-145 software with that rev date wouldn't work with a modern $20, would only work with an old style $20. That's why I say you should only test it with a $1 bill, use nothing else until it works with the $1. Also, the DBV-145 only had one-way insertion, the bill must be inserted correctly, you can't feed it in any way you want to like you can on modern bill validators.

The DBV-200 is a direct replacement for the DBV-145, you just have to get one that contains Bally software, not IGT or Williams, etc. And the newer the software (higher rev number) the better because many of the software releases were specifically to add recognition capability for the new bill designs that came out over the years. The DBV-200 is no longer made and is old enough that even the newest Bally software released for it will be several years old and probably won't work with all current bills we have. But if it works with a $20 that will probably be good enough. 

Working DBV-200 bill validators are still around and I think you will be more likely to find one of them than getting a software update for the DBV-145 that will work with the current bills. I'm not familiar enough with the Bally machines to say for sure, let's see what others here have to say. If the DBV-145 will pull in the bill, then delay before rejecting it back out I think that is a clue to the problem, but I don't remember the details. Be sure you are only using a $1 bill for testing, because using any other bill will confuse the issue unless you know for sure that the DBV software is compatible with that bill.

Another option is to consider upgrading the bill validator to a WBA unit. This was JCM's replacement for the DBV series. To install a WBA you will need to change out all of the bill validator components but you would get a newer and probably more reliable bill validator setup.

When you decide what you might want to do there are parts suppliers here that can help with any of this. Just post a WTB ad message here and ask that one of the NLG staff move it to the Classified Ads area. Or ask what the cost of your options would be and go from there.
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2017, 11:27:36 AM »
I have to make a correction on my part. I have a lot going on and several machines to try and keep going (mine and others) I have posted for a bally 5500. In fact should have been an IGT S+
Talk about feeling ignorant lol
Sincere apologies to all. An thanks for any help sorting this out.
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2017, 12:50:42 PM »
That makes some sense, I believe the ID-022 marking on your DBV-145 is an IGT bill validator comm protocol method. I guess most of what advice was given earlier is still valid, except the talk about Bally should be replaced with IGT. On later machines (I think S2000 and newer) IGT switched to using ID-023, but for earlier models the bill validator used ID-022 software.

Also, there is a lot more website participation on the IGT S+ forum area than here in the bill validator area. You'd probably get a wider audience and possibly more help if you posted there, just think of it as an IGT S+ machine problem.

http://newlifegames.com/nlg/index.php?board=80.0

Since it is an IGT machine one thing to add is that on IGT machines there is an external power supply for the DBV-145, it is mounted to the left of the DBV-145, black box with a cable running to the DBV-145. The DBV-200 uses a little more power than the DBV-145 does, so sometimes when you upgrade to a DBV-200 you have to replace the external DBV power supply with an improved, heftier one. It is the same size, but has some cooling slots cut into the housing, that's the easy way to tell the difference, along with the part number difference.
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2017, 04:11:47 PM »
you friend should up grade to a WBA  unit,  more around, and has a better transport unit then the 145/200 uses.  all the parts to convert the unit costs around 100.00  plus shipping.  the WBA 13 will accept all the older money, plus the newer money, latest 10 and 5,  only bill it won't accept is the new 100 dollar bill.

takes about 1 hour to convert,  you need the following:  wba 13 head and transport with latest software(flash or eprom) and bezel , new power supply that replaces the black one on the side of the housing, new transport shelf  and harness, new cash can, and a two pin connector to adapt to the new harness to run the bezel lamp on the door.  some modification of the bezel may be required to match the front door bill throat ( black plastic assembly that has the yellow insert). the main housing has to be modified as well, either remove the cash can shelf by drilling out the four spot welds or removing the screw that holds the later model assembly. 

I have all the parts you need to do this, plus I can help you install it via phone. have helped many people do this.

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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2017, 06:25:16 PM »
Thanks jim i will contact you via phone soon for details. Sounds like another good option
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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2017, 08:54:23 AM »
will get everything together this weekend and get them out to you.


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Re: Jcm DBV 145-SS upgrade
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2017, 03:23:02 PM »
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