Author Topic: IGT Slingo Vision game has no monitor and Netplex down message. (Read 2923 times)

Amechanic · « **on:** October 02, 2018, 06:30:15 PM »

I have a IGT Vision Slingo game coming in for service. Owner said heâ€™s owned it for a couple years, but recently he turned it on and had a message like failed self test and now it just says Netplex Down on the VDF Display. I was told he heard a clicking or popping inside so he ordered and replaced to Power Supply. No it wonâ€™t boot up and just give the Netplex down message.
I did see something about a coin battery in the top box.. Is there a second coin battery in a Vision game, if so where is it found? I donâ€™t have much more information then this currently. Just looking to pick a few brains before this comes in. Iâ€™ve never worked on a Vision before, but from what I understand they have a lot in common with the s2000. Except for whatâ€™s in the top box. Where would you start??

Thanks, Gary

sixcardmark · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2018, 08:09:35 PM »

Battery is on back of top monitor, can't miss it. Set up vision same as s2000.

Jim · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2018, 06:32:11 AM »

Gary, first thing I would check is the electronic ballast for the bulbs, if one of them fails, it usually pulls the +25vdc down which in turn will effect the 5Vdc start signal the power supply provides, thus the netplex down error.

quick and easy check, just unplug the three ballasts.

Jim

Amechanic · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2018, 09:37:40 AM »

Thanks Jim. I was thinking in that same direction with the light ballast. That and the battery in the top box. At least I have a game plan in place for this machine.
I just thought of another question. How bullet proof are these small top monitor? Do they go bad or develop power supply issues?

Gary

therockinelvis · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2018, 05:48:32 PM »

Normally the invertor board goes bad. Occasionally the monitor itself, not very often. Don't have my notes but a ls520 invertor comes to mind

Amechanic · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2018, 08:37:53 PM »

Quote from: therockinelvis on October 03, 2018, 05:48:32 PM

Normally the invertor board goes bad. Occasionally the monitor itself, not very often. Don't have my notes but a ls520 invertor comes to mind

Thanks. I hope itâ€™s a simple as the batteryâ€™s.

Amechanic · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2018, 05:58:22 PM »

Iâ€™ve been thinking and have a question. The vision monitors, are they all the same and interchangeable between machines? I know they can mount in different locations by changing mounting brackets, but didnâ€™t know if there were different versions of monitors, with different connectors? Thinking about this just Incase this one in Slingo is bad...

qbert · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2018, 06:37:41 PM »

They are pretty much all the same there is an update that should be done to the firmware.
Spin has them at a reasonable price if you need one.
Have you put the jumper in so you can see the boot cycle.
Without it the screen is black most of the time anyway.
Elvis is better with these.

Amechanic · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2018, 07:07:40 PM »

Quote from: qbert on October 05, 2018, 06:37:41 PM

They are pretty much all the same there is an update that should be done to the firmware.
Spin has them at a reasonable price if you need one.
Have you put the jumper in so you can see the boot cycle.
Without it the screen is black most of the time anyway.
Elvis is better with these.

Where do I install a jumper. This is going to be my first Vision. Is it just a standard computer jumper clip?

qbert · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2018, 07:47:16 PM »

Standard computer jumper I believe it's J1

Amechanic · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2018, 08:07:26 PM »

Thatâ€™s on a board in the top box ?

qbert · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2018, 08:11:10 PM »

therockinelvis · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2018, 04:44:53 AM »

Yes it is JP1. On left with back off between the frame and memory sticks. You can replace the battery while you are in there (2032) and blow all the dust off the heat sink. I have only had 1 that the inverter didn't bring back to life. That one had blown capacitors.

Amechanic · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2018, 06:17:09 AM »

Quote from: therockinelvis on October 06, 2018, 04:44:53 AM

I have only had 1 that the inverter didn't bring back to life. That one had blown capacitors.

Not to sound stupid🤪 but what do you mean by (invert) didnâ€™t bring it back to live, and what capacitors were blown?

therockinelvis · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2018, 06:44:27 AM »

Every monitor except 1 only needed inverter. 1 had exploded caps on right top. Think someone applied wrong power

Amechanic · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2018, 10:44:55 AM »

Is the inverter a board used to change the video signal? Does it just hook up to the small monitor? I received this pic yesterday from the owner. Me was still trying to get his game working. Who knows what could be wrong or loose? Also had one saying reel tilt 1, and call attendant. Then of course Netplex Down.

Tilt · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2018, 11:13:19 AM »

That error message means the MPU board can't communicate with the topbox LCD computer. Since the LCD has a black screen and this error message on the VFD the LCD computer is probably not booting for some reason.

Amechanic · « **Reply #17 on:** October 06, 2018, 11:23:14 AM »

Quote from: Tilt on October 06, 2018, 11:13:19 AM

That error message means the MPU board can't communicate with the topbox LCD computer. Since the LCD has a black screen and this error message on the VFD the LCD computer is probably not booting for some reason.

Could it be as simple as a dead coin battery in the top box, or dirty ram connection?

Tilt · « **Reply #18 on:** October 06, 2018, 11:34:19 AM »

I would think that it would tell you if the battery was low. You may not see it though if you don't have a jumper on J1.

Amechanic · « **Reply #19 on:** October 06, 2018, 11:40:28 AM »

Ok thanks. I hopefully will see this game sometime in the next week. Just trying to work up a game plan.

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