Author Topic: I need advice on Bally S5500 (Read 11621 times)

Bluefish11 · « **on:** February 12, 2017, 10:02:25 PM »

Hi,
I'm totally new to any of this.
So I got two units from a friend, both not working.
Can anyone give me a starting point?
Here's a few photos.
Thank you.

Sunrise Side · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2017, 10:45:07 PM »

They are both Bally S5500. May need the battery changed on the board and then do a clear.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2018, 07:33:55 PM »

Ok, I'll try that!
I'm a total newbie here.
I haven't checked back here in awhile, but I'll change the battery and post the results.
Thank you

Badbaud · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2018, 09:19:42 PM »

Attached is the clear procedure.
The power supply on the wall behind the hopper could also be bad.
There is a sticky on NLG about how to repair one.

Sunrise Side · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2018, 06:47:12 AM »

The Diamond Line most likely needs a power supply

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2018, 11:16:48 AM »

Ok, wow
It seems I have my work cut out for me.
Thank you I'll get back with some results.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 04, 2018, 07:24:13 PM »

Ok, I found the battery.
My volt meter says it's dead.
Could anyone tell me where to get a new battery? And how do i replace it?
The other machine is missing the board completely, is it possible to buy another one?
Thank you

rokgpsman · « **Reply #7 on:** September 04, 2018, 07:45:18 PM »

You can order the new battery online from various places and replace it yourself if you are ok with soldering. If not, many cities have a place that sells batteries, like a Batteries Plus store or similar. They usually have a tech there that will replace the battery for you. The battery is a 3.6 volt lithium battery, that should be written on the side of the battery.

I can't tell from your photo, if the battery is not soldered to the board and is held in place by battery clips or a battery holder then it is easy to replace and you should be able to do it yourself.

The batteries come with pigtails or with solder tabs for the soldering type. The non-solder type just have the regular battery contacts on the end - flat on negative end and a nipple on the positive end.

If you want to post a request to buy a mpu board for the machine that is missing one we can do it here. Or you can look on the NLG home page at the supporting vendors (slot machine parts sellers) and contact them. And there's always ebay and other places online to find a Bally S5500 mpu board. The replacement mpu board will most likely not have the game software chips installed. You will need to order and install them onto the mpu board. To get the correct chips you need to know the machine model (Bally S5500) and the name of the game or the SMI number for the chips. Does your friend know what happened to the old mpu board? If it is bad the software chips could still be good, or at least you could get the info off the chip labels.

clading · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2018, 05:46:36 AM »

I got a battery from Batteries Plus for $4. Walked in with the board and they had exactly what I needed right there. Had pigtails attached, ready to solder to board.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2018, 08:29:05 PM »

Thanks again for your help.
I would like to purchase a from you, I can't get in touch with my friend anymore, he told me the one with the board worked but it only took the old 20s. I bought a battery 10.00 bucks at battery plus, they even tac welded the leads on the battery. They didn't solder to the board, I dropped it off at a computer shop, they will solder the battery for me.
I'm not sure what game was installed in this unit, but here's the model number.
I wouldn't mind if it had another game as long as I can get it to work.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2018, 08:40:56 PM »

That will be very good if the one machine (Diamond Line?) works ok after replacing the dead battery. The bill acceptor only taking old $20's is due to its internal software being out of date. You may be able to fix that, either by loading newer software into the bill acceptor, or by replacing it with a more recent bill acceptor. Post some photos of the bill acceptor that show what model it is and we can tell you more about updating it. If it is working ok it should always accept $1 bills, so try them first and make sure they get accepted all the time.

Please re-read your last post, parts of it are not clear. I don't have a Bally mpu for sale and I didn't see anyone else in this thread say they had one. Is the machine in the photo that you posted the one that needs the mpu, or is it the machine that already has an mpu? Either way I don't recognize the name of the game but I'm not a Bally S5500 expert.

The problem with just buying a S5500 mpu and putting some other game chips on it is that the reel strips and payout glass will not match the game software. So you need to identify the game that was in the machine (glass artwork and reel strips) and get the correct software to match that game. Unless you want to change the strips & glass too.

I recommend you concentrate on getting just one of the machines working at this point. It will be less confusing for you since this is all new. Then you can use the working one to help figure out what is wrong with the other machine, since they are the same model.

Badbaud · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2018, 08:48:55 PM »

Just in case, and I am not recommending it at this point, I sell S5500 Pro Slot boards on the KLAR website.
I have had 3 customers that bought S5500 machines and did not realize it came with no board or software.
Pictures of the machine and the reels allowed me to direct them to the proper software so they could put it the board they purchase from KLAR.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2018, 09:05:32 PM »

Looks like his photo might be of a Blazing 7's, 3 coin multiplier machine. But that belly glass is throwing me a curve. Reminds me of some kind of satanic logo or something out of Hades.

Badbaud · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2018, 09:27:14 PM »

It's 7's burning in hell !!
Maybe the game should be called sinful 7's ??

rokgpsman · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2018, 09:29:49 PM »

Quote from: Badbaud on September 05, 2018, 09:27:14 PM

It's 7's burning in hell !!
Maybe the game should be called sinful 7's ??

Ha! as long as you can provide the game eproms for it he'll be fine with it. Might be good for him to use the mpu from the other machine to make sure this one only needs an mpu. There might be other stuff that is bad too, so his total parts cost might change his mind about repairs, I'm not sure and don't want to assume.

Badbaud · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2018, 09:48:58 PM »

Only two main components go bad on a S5500, the MPU and the power supply.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2018, 09:55:01 PM »

If Sunrise Side is correct then the Diamond Line machine might need a power supply, so the power supply from this Blazing 7's machine could be removed to fix the Diamond Line. Are replacement power supplies available and cost something reasonable?

Badbaud · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2018, 07:01:19 AM »

There is a sticky in the S5500 section that explains how to repair a Bally silver power supply.

Sunrise Side · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2018, 07:08:19 AM »

I didnt notice the MPU was missing from the Diamond line, so the power supply may be fine.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #19 on:** September 06, 2018, 09:14:50 AM »

His 2nd photo is blurry but I think the Diamond Line is the machine with the mpu and he is getting the battery on it replaced. It is the Blazing 7's that does not have an mpu.

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