S Plus Slant Top - No Codes, medium flashing bottom candle

[Stayouttadabunker]

Jay, could you repeat that? I didn't get it all...   

[jay]

ya ya ya. just keep       

[Dtabes]

That was a WELL THOUGHT out and detailed answer and sooooo much appreciate that. That helped me tremendously with things and I will be reporting back as I will be working on it again over the weekend

Thanks again

Doug

[Dtabes]

Ok everyone here is a HUGE UPDATE.... Think I have mostly resolved the problem. It appears that it is the solenoid (45003600-A). I have been taking parts from another machine and kept replacing till it came to this and I was able to insert coins and play the machine... I CANNOT BELIEVE it....

So now I have to get one of these and do not know where so if someone can point me in the right direction that would be great. I have attached the pic of it....

Also, even though I can play the machine, I still have the candle light on the bottom that is rapidly flashing but the machine functions so I am not complaint at all just have to get one of these to be able to put back in my other machine

THANK YOU ALL for your patience and helping me through this. For the first time I was able to see my mom have a huge smile on her face

Cheers

Doug

[Tilt]

Hate to burst your bubble, but that's a diverter solenoid and doesn't have anything to do with coin acceptance or issuing a credit for the coin.  When the coin hopper gets full it energizes and diverts the coin into the drop box at the bottom of the machine.  By the time the coin reaches the diverter the coin has already passed through the comparitor successfully and the machines coin in optic block too.

[Dtabes]

hmmmmmm now I am really scratching my head..... This was the only thing narrowed down to and the machine starting working.... Now I have no idea what is happening...

Doug

[Stayouttadabunker]

Something else you did prior to changing the divertor coil caused better coin acceptance.
It could be something as simple as dis-connecting and re-connecting a Molex connector on the coin mech harness.
Maybe you rubbed off a thin, oxidized coating on the housing pins in the connectors and created better pin contact?

When you connected the wires back, and then you threw a coin in, it made you think the change of the solenoid solved the problem.
In a way it did, but it has nothing to do with coin acceptance, as Tilt pointed out.
Anyways, it's working now....leave it alone! haha

[jay]

Along those same lines .. you could reconnect this device.
You don’t need to mount it. Just connect it and see if the part works or more important if the con acceptance stops working.

[Dtabes]

It works so go figure on things... I have no idea but not complaining. I still have a fast flashing on the bottom candle but things are working so I am not sure if I want to open that can of worms at this point unless it was something easy

Doug

[Dtabes]

Thank the good lord... The only advice I have is check all your connections over and over... I still have a fast blinking bottom candle but the machine works properly now

Doug

[jay]

The fast flashing indicates that the door is open.

You have 3 doors.
"The Door", thats the main door -  given your game plays - that door must be sensed as closed otherwise your coins would just be dropping into the coin tray and we would be back at the bottom of this thread.

The belly door and the cash can door are the other two.
Given this is a slant top - you don't have a belly - to have a door but your reel glass does lift up and their might be a button or optic behind that.

Typically the locks for these other two have been removed.
My understanding is that these are removed as the Casino has them custom keyed and they are re-used on other games so the reseller has never even seen them.

On one of my slots the cash can door doesn't stay closed.
I suspect some security dude bent it at some point of its service life. They have size 14 thumbs.
I used a small bit of electrical tape to hold it closed and this solved my problem.

The other thought i had is perhaps your candle is wired wrong.....
Does this flashing light change if you hit the "Change" button on the left ?
When I hit mine my top candle light flashes fast.
The change girl never shows up in my basement but I can turn the light on/off at will.

[Dtabes]

Hi there I will def look at them and see if I can find something. When putting the change light on the bottom candle still remains fast flashing... The only time I see the candle go off is when I close the top and the door latches. Teh screen goes blank then once that is done the reels spin and lock allowing me to play but the bottom candle starts flashing rapidly

Thanks everyone again

[Stayouttadabunker]

The candle flashes until you've completed one game, after closing all of the the door sensors on the cabinet.