You can also get the meter disconnect if the MPU isn't slid in all the way into the backplane.  Do a search for game king meter bypass, you have to unplug the harness and jump the two wires on one end, and leave unplugged. That crc error was not from missing something in setup, something was corrupt.

Bad clear chip or inserted wrong.  Check the direction and pins.

I think the point was original vs improved.
You could potentially take a Ford Model T and run it on a hydrogen cell using the same logic.

The seats in the model T contained asbestos - asbestos is non toxic if its not disturbed.
Unfortunately putting your butt into the padded seat constitutes a disturbance.
Do you rip out the original seats and rebuild them or get new ones in fine Carthinan leather (quote from Ricardo Mandelbaum).
You could get lost for centuries debating this on some of the car forums.

Don't get me wrong - I agree with you on all points about the virtue of LED but when you first started your rebuild you were very hung about what coin denomination the S+ was originally while the majority here didn't think that level of detail really mattered as its an easy change and a S+ can morph into 200 different themes, countless denominations if you consider world currency etc etc etc.

In any case we are all very impressed with the nice work your doing making this Old Gal look factory fresh and are here to support you no matter how original or frankincense you want to go.

Back and forth over and over. Data memory error and crc error

Hi, Wolftalk:

In the antique radio business we like to find radios that are what we call "unmolested".    Since you have already determined that some idiot has put the reels in wrong, maybe even has the slotted wheels wrong, I guess I can throw that hope out the door.   God only knows what else he has screwed with on the thing. 

My uncle Bob Davis, (Frank's dad) took this in payment for some electrical wiring he did for a guy in Tucson.  We don't know if he had someone try to fix it and that is who removed the hopper mech or what.  The estate sale is long over and the house sold, so we have no chance of finding the original.

So, is it possible to tell me exactly what part number payout disk I need to be looking for to match the machine?  I think I'm gathering that the payout disk and hopper mechanism have to match, IE, I can't buy a hopper now and hope to just change the payout disk if I happened to find one at a later date.  Is that correct?  I think I'm also gathering that mine is unusual and my chances are slim to get the exact part.

Sure appreciate the help.  I'll post the higher res pictures if that will help.

Best

Mike