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Bill Validators, Currency Acceptors and Printers => MEI Mars Bill Validators => Topic started by: qbert on June 27, 2015, 09:05:04 AM
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OK I think we need to start in the beginning.
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Some important ground rules do not unplug or remove anything electrical from the machine with the game turned on EVER.
1)Has the machine ever worked outside the casino?
2)Did you buy it as a working machine or a "Parts complete" machine.
By the looks of it I believe it came right off the casino floor and nothing was done to it. Half of that wiring will be removed before this is done.
3)Is there a dealer that you purchased it from or somewhere else?
4)The main MPU board is on the left hand side bottom half of the machine, remove the tray by pulling it (be careful as Buzz used to say you will only pinch your fingers once and then you will remember how to get it out without hurting yourself) and snap us a picture of the circuit board so we know what chips you will need below.
5)You will need to get a Clear and a Key chip for your machine if you don't already have one. (Many vendors here can help you with that)
6) Does it have coin handling(validator and coin hopper) or just bills?
Lets get the machine working first then we will move on to the progressive.
Depending on your answers I may move this back to the s2000 board until we get the machine functional
Rich
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Ok
1. The machine was a purchase from an individual and has not worked from when I bought it except to power up and perform a self test and display a c9 error. The machine then goes though some bill validator self tests and repeats every so often.
2. It came right off the casino floor of the Trump Plaza when they closed and has most of the hardware except keys, locks and a hopper. I ordered Bettor Tito and he made a key chip. I don't have a clear chip.
3. As I mentioned It has a bill validator and a coin comperitor. Not sure if the software is up to date on the bill validator or if it even works.
I'll snap a picture of the board.
Thanks for your help!!
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The board
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OK great I'm going to move this back to the s2000 board until we are ready for the progressive that way others can help.
You should not need a clear chip the key should be all you will need for now.
I would not install the TITO until we get the game working first if you haven't done so already.
If you are handy with soldering and working on circuit cards the first thing you can do is remove the green varta battery you do not need it and it just leaks alkali and ruins the board. Some just clip it off but be careful there are very small traces underneath that get damaged easily
Also check the voltage of the yellow battery you need that one and it must be above 2.7 volts.
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It has 2.85 v on the yellow battery. It boots up says waiting for netplex devises then says it has 99.25 in cash and coin jam closure b
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how do I proceed?
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The 2.85 volta is borderline too low on the battery. I would start by replacing it...
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i'm trying to get passed the coin jam error and the 99.25 credits on the meter and the door closure error. how do you clear the credits off the meter?
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With the machine turned off open the door, on the door there is a circuit card mounted at a 45 degree angle. This is the door I/O card it has a molex plug going in to it. It also is plugged into the door. Pull it out and check that there are no bent pins ( there are a lot of pins) if all is OK reinstall and try to power up the machine. Also try lifting the door latch and lowering it a few times to clear stored errors. The card may be bad and causing the issue.
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Make sure that the belly glass door is fully closed as there is a switch that detects the door is closed. This switch should be defeated as it tends to cause issues. Sometimes just pressing the belly door closed the last eighth inch is enough to bring the game to life.
Also 99.25 credits?? Picture please.
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Here are the pics of the door jam and $99.25 in credits
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Is there a way of disabling the door sensors as I don't really care if they are open
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Credits will clear if you remove the battery or run a clear chip procedure. A low battery can cause the machine to start throwing errors that aren't actually there, but the coin jam error could also be an IO card problem as stated previously. IO cards are VERY susceptible to static shock and power surges.
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I GOT IT!!!! It was a bend I/O pin. I bent it back and the door and coin jams cleared. I hit cash out and it went into a hand pay!
What next?
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was able to clear the credits. Now I need to get the ticket printer and bill acceptor working and up to date.
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Alright things are going well. Will it accept any bills at all?
If it will and the game plays we can move on to installing your TITO.
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You need the main door sensor but you can disable the belly door and the bill can door sensors.
Open the belly door on the left side there will be a white connector plug with 2 green wires. One side of the plug will go up to the belly door switch just remove them from the switch and connect them together. Insulate as required so they won't touch anything else.
There will be a pair of wires inside the cash box door I think they are blue and green, again connect them together and you have now bypassed the cash box door.
Rich
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i am at the point where i need to get it to accept bills and get the tito running
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It should accept bills without Tito installed is the green light around where the bills go lit?
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i have a green an orange and red all lit solid
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Here's a pic of the lights on the bill acceptor
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That's an MEI validator. Billdern has one in another post and said to pull on the yellow top and up to remove it. Try taking it out and reseat it and see if it will take bills then. You may have to enable the validator with a key chip if it's not set up in the machine. I don't remember on S2000s.
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you can enable and disable without keychip, try to go to machines options, bill acceptor !
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there is a small round bar under the b/v see pic you lift up on that and the head will come out
I finally worked on mine tonight had same lights lit up had to remove the head and behind the head is a small circuit board I removed it after removing cash can and removed the contact board
cleaned everything and working great now
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The board behind the head is the interface board with a toggle switch that hangs down on bottom. Depending on game some use 2-toggles hanging-Yours should just have one. The prongs do come off and at that point will not depress the switch on the interface board.
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How do you know if the bill validators up to date with the software and how do you update it?
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That's easy -if your game is on line-working-try new or old bill's -easy to figure then. -If it needs to be up-dated you will prob. have to send it out. They use a "bannana" on them with the new program. Some vendors may offer you a exchange if this is your prob. Find some older bills and try?.
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The bill validator was working initially until I messed with the key chip. Now it has all three lights lit. :Scratch-Head:
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I know i'm jumping ahead by i saw this listing in ebay and was wondering if this would work on my s2000?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IGT-S2000-Slot-Machine-Proressive-Meter-with-controller-box-/291506305808?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43df213b10 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/IGT-S2000-Slot-Machine-Proressive-Meter-with-controller-box-/291506305808?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43df213b10)
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That's a spectronics unit it can not be used as a stand alone and will not work for you. Since you already have the Mikhon meter and power supply you just need a cham II plus or cham II stand alone ( they are the same thing) board. Check Rudys deals or one of the other vendors here my have one for sale.
What is the current status of your machine? Any progress or are you still wrestling with the bv or key settings?
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I rekeyed it and got a alarm. I need to reset it with the reset key that I ordered, should be here any day now. I'm hoping the bill validator will come back.
The Display not working would not cause the bill validator not to work right? The machine says waiting for netplex devices when it goes though it's initialization.
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BV and display not connected per your question.
If you can't wait for the key you can momentarily connect the wires from the back of the key switch. This would stimulate a key turn each time you connect them.
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I replaced the bill validator with a new one and now I have a flashing green light. Any ideas?
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I bought a new bill validator and it has a green flashing light on it. Getting closer,,,,, any ideas??
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You might try re keying it to make sure it is enabled. What are you going to hurt?
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Does the machine currently have any tilts/errors? Green flashing is remedied by "Correct Network Error", according to a post on the Archive site.
You need to give us more info. It's really hard to help you when we don't know details. Do you know FOR A FACT, the bill validator you bought is for your machine?
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Try Manually doing a net-plex config. in your menu options, as Cv stated we don't know what you have -for a s-2000 it needs to be a 6602 if it's a mei.
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yes I have the correct bill validator for my machine it's a mei sc6602. How do you do a netplex config?
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In menu 4 there is an option to force netplex configuration, no keychip required
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I had the same problem. Mine won't take any bills.
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I am also getting a flashing green light and my mei 6602 will not take any bills. Any idea how to fix this?
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Please refrain from double posting. I've already answered your question on another thread.