IGT-PE Plus Poker

[archiewi57]

The call attendant coin in  is coming on when a coin is inserted in the machine, there is a red light on the comparator and is not on, is that small light suppose to come on, in other words how do you know the comparator is operable.

[knagl]

Is the message "COIN-IN TIMEOUT"?  Please be exact when giving error messages, as there are similar messages that mean different things.

Are coins being accepted into the machine (and into the hopper)?  If so, your coin comparator is working fine.

The light on the comparator only comes on when it is enabled by the machine, which typically only would be when the door is closed.  As such, you'll typically never see the light on the comparator come on.

The problem is likely in your coin-in optics, which are located directly below the coin comparator.  The optics are encased in a small rectangular black plastic enclosure, and contain three pairs of emitting and receiving optics that are designed to detect that a coin has passed by and has gone through in the correct direction.  Here is what the insides of the optics assembly look like:




You'll want to check the self-test input screen to see what the three coin-in optics (COIN DETECTOR A, B, and C) are reading, and if they respond correctly when a coin is inserted.  Open the door and press the white self-test button once, it should bring you to this screen:




In their normal, idle, working state they'll all show "1" indicating that the optics are working and not blocked.  As a coin passes through, they should quickly switch to "0" as the optic is blocked, and then back to "1" once the coin passes through.



Use a popsicle stick, or a thin piece of cardboard to block the optics one at a time (you may need to remove the coin comparator to access the top of the optics stack).  Ensure that the optics respond as they should on the self-test input screen, switching to "0" as they're blocked, and back to "1" when they're not.  Let us know the results.

[archiewi57]

Thanks for the information on the Pe Plus.  I tried passing the cardboard to test the optics .  Coin detector A does not change, Coin detector B blinks but changes during the test with the cardboard, and Coin detector C changes when tested.  Might I need to purchase new optic boards.

[knagl]

If even one of them isn't functioning correctly, the machine will spit out an error when a coin is inserted, since the coin won't trigger the optics in the correct order as far as the machine is concerned, so it thinks something is wrong.

Yes, you're probably going to be in the market for a new set of IGT Player's Edge Plus coin-in optics.  Before you do that, though, check out this post and you can try removing the transistor(s) indicated in that post from the board to see if it fixes your problem.  You have little to lose at this point, either that'll fix it or the board is garbage anyway, so not much harm in trying it.