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**Video Poker, Keno, Slots, 21** Gaming machines => Bally Alpha (Cinevision), and ALL Bally "V___" series - V5000, V2000, V1000, etc. => Topic started by: fewpheonix on June 10, 2018, 03:12:34 PM

Title: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: fewpheonix on June 10, 2018, 03:12:34 PM

I am getting a bill validator com error. All three lights (green, yellow, and red) are solid on the bill validator. I have successfully used Bill Validator for 2 years without issue. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: rickhunter on June 10, 2018, 04:36:26 PM

Sometimes, the heads just go bad or needs to be reflashed.  Do you have another head you can try?

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: fewpheonix on June 10, 2018, 05:35:16 PM

Thanks for the reply. By the heads, do you mean the small circuit boards that stick out of bill validator? I plugged in a different mars bill validator that I have in an aristocrat machine but there was no change.

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: rickhunter on June 10, 2018, 08:46:34 PM

I don't know for sure if Aristocrat uses the same communications protocol as Bally.  Does you bally head (the whole yellow thing) work on your aristocrat machine?

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: fewpheonix on June 12, 2018, 04:51:24 PM

Just checked, and it appears bill validator works in my Aristocrat machine, so I think the validator isn’t the problem. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: Blueridgeslots on June 12, 2018, 08:03:28 PM

Rarely do the Heads just go bad, the belts usually wear out or damage/spill to the optics.
It is more than likely the Board between the Head and the housing. They fail often. Pull cash box and Head and it will slide right out. Usually Green from memory. If both the AP2 and Aristo have same amount of dipswitches on the board swap and try the Aristo one in the AP2. Please don't ask what a dipswitch is.!!

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: idesign on June 13, 2018, 05:47:41 AM

Quote from: Blueridgeslots on June 12, 2018, 08:03:28 PM

Please don't ask what a dipswitch is.!!

 :24:

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: fewpheonix on June 13, 2018, 05:08:30 PM

Problem identified. Thanks Jim for the advice. You were right as usual...

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: rickhunter on June 22, 2018, 06:44:57 AM

So what was the issue? Was it the control board?

Title: Re: V22/22 Mars bill acceptor com error
Post by: fewpheonix on June 22, 2018, 06:53:23 AM

Yep - it was the interface board between the bill validator and harnesses.