This is going to be a long post.
I have talked with double Diamond - he is OK if I post here and get everyone up to speed with what he has - as best as possible doing this over the phone and remotely. Many members are aware of the difficulty trying to help people through the forum and even on the phone. dD and I have talked and he is OK with me trying to be the contact point at this time. Hoping to reduce some of the confusion.
I have been helping dD on the phone trying to help him get his machine working - as inexpensive as possible. I have helped him figure out his pictures he takes with his phone. I have posted 2 pictures from him of his machine and panel.
I have posted the same 2 pictures in his s2000 dorr panel harness post asking for any help locating the correct harness for his machine.
http://newlifegames.com/nlg/index.php?topic=34831.msg184352#msg184352The current condition of the machine is as follows -
Upon power up the machine cycles the BV and the VFD display immediately shows 'coin in jam' on the VFD. The machine does not initialize, the reels to not spin.
He is able to get into the menus and he has performed these tests -
Reel strip test - does nothing
Reel backlight test - works
Panel buttons - work
Panel button lamps - do not work
7 segment display - works
coin in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - do not work
printer is installed - I do not know the condition of the printer.
Here is what he has for parts -
2 MPU boards 1 tray ( original with battery holder, one from WWG with soldered battery )
2 960 motherboards ( #1 #2 )
4 door I/O cards ( #12/14, #7, #8, #9 ) ( 1 more door I/O card with at least one blown device - set aside not to be used )
3 cabinet I/O cards ( #7/3, #1, #2 )
3 reel backlight boards ( #1 Good, #2, #3 ) ( lamp as far as I can tell, not LED )
2 optics assembly boards ( #2, #1 )
2 'backplane' to cabinet I/O harnesses ( no tyrap, tyrap )
1 CC ( #1 )
1 PS ( #1 )
1 Door harness that is not the correct one for his machine. ( He has set that aside )
All mentioned items have been labeled so he can use them if needed to troubleshoot and hopefully keep all items noted as he/we troubleshoot as needed going forward. So we can tell what condition each item is in - working or not - and what is wrong with each item.
Any further work will be done with me on the phone and helping him note/document what is being done and the outcome.
His machine contains at this time -
Original MPU (battery holder)
960 motherboard #1
Door I/O #12/14
Cabinet I/O #7/3
Reel backlight board #1 Good
optics board #2
CC #1
PS #1
'backplane' to cabinet I/O harnesses no tyrap
Some history - as best as I can remember which is moot at this point as he/I have decided we are going to start with the machine in the state it is at, at this time as the baseline for moving forward. The information below is for history as we can remember with me talking to him on the phone and text.
MPU with battery holder - machine functions as described above.
MPU with soldered battery - reel backlight test does not work, 7 segment display test does not work, panel button lamps test works, only coin in 6 toggles the 0 to a 1 the other 5 do nothing. ( as best as I know on this information )
So here we are.
In my opinion, I believe he has a wire/harness/connection problem. dD has tried to wiggle wires and cables and connections on the door and cabinet throughout, with no change to his original error 'coin in jam'. With that said - he has talked and text to me many times saying some things appear to work and not work at times. Too much to go through here.
Known things that have worked -
Button panel switches and lamps
7 segment display
VFD display
BV cycles
Door optics work as the machine comes on and displays 'coin in jam' and he can open the door and get to the menu to do I/O tests and setup
Reel backlight lamps work
Things that appear to have not worked -
Reels do not spin
Machine does not initialize - goes immediately to 'coin in jam'
Signals from the optic board - tests coin in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 ( he says coin in 6 has changed the 0 to 1 but I believe only with the MPU with soldered battery )
I sent him an MPU that did not have working sound, he tried it and it did not function to the point he could do any tests. LED's were not correct. He sent that back to me.
He should get a known working PS today or Monday I sent him. We are going to swap that out and see what happens when he gets it. We will do that on the phone together.
He should also get a good CC Monday I sent him. We will probably try that to see what happens. we will do that on the phone together.
From previous post/help it was mentioned the 'coin in jam' should be a problem with the Senet communication. I have not worked with that or have any real knowledge of the Senet.
Member lookes has posted about the Senet and the devices associated with that. dD has tried to clear the error and see if any others would come up or clear the error to no avail with the door optic cycles. ( this is also why i believe he may have wire/harness problems )
Anyone who would like to help with this problem - please post.
I will respond and hopefully we can get dD's machine working again - soon.