Hey everyone, first post since y'all helped me get my Double Diamonds machine back on her feet in November 2014!
Back then, coorslight115 suggested I replace the SP872 game chip with a SP1271 for some enhanced features. I bought the chip but shied away from installing it and got involved in some other things - namely grand kids! Anyway, I had to replace the CMOS battery yesterday and reset the thing so it would pay to credits again. I ran into the same old problems I had back then with 5-0 not paying to credits although that is what it should do. I had to go back to my old posts to see that, for whatever reason, I have to set mine to 5-2 and 7-1 & 7-2 to 999 (or not 000 at least) before it will pay all wins to credit. However, knagl said that I really didn't want to do that because soemone could push cash/credit and make it throw all the coins. But since that button is inop on my machine and it doesn't work on 5-0, it was my only choice. It makes no sense to me but that's the way the darned thing is. For the life of me, I've read that SP872 PSR right/left and up/down and it might as well be in another language!
A couple of details about my machine that may cause a different answer to my question: The cash/credit button is nonfunctional and it doesn't have a bill feed system (validator?). The reel chip is SS3442.
So my question is if I were to try and change out my SP872 with the SP1271, I don't think I can just swap it out and everything will be hunky-dory. It appears that I will need a set chip (or chips). Can someone tell me the one(s) I need to get along with a link to the instructions that must be on this forum somewhere? I've read about needing a set chip for the bill validator but I don't have one. I've also read that you might need one to reset the coin denomination.
I'm sorry if this is common knowledge but I spent a couple of hours searching the forum and couldn't find anything that made me feel like I could do it without feeling somewhat uncertain.
Thanks in advance - Kenny