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« Last post by DavidLee on May 17, 2024, 06:07:15 PM »
I believe there are 3 coils mounted on the drop down light board or the back of the cabinet. Hopefully the labels are still attached. If I remember correctly, one of the coils will impulse for every coin. Causing the odds unit to advance. These coils/switches can be manually operated for testing.
Also, check the actual step up unit that might be labeled odds unit. Look for burnt coils, broken or detached wires, contacts out of adjustment, and missing springs. This unit can also be manually operated. Check for smooth operation and a swift return.
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« Last post by Badbaud on May 17, 2024, 05:30:12 PM »
Welcome!! It's a Bally EM. Go to www.slotmachinerepair.com and click on Helpful PDF's and download the free Bally EM #2400 service manual. Many techs here work on the EM series so post your questions here and someone will respond.
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« Last post by sixcardmark on May 17, 2024, 05:19:03 PM »
Like Tilt said - NO settings can cause a low battery. Replace MPU or send it to Lookes to be repaired.
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Tube type radios, dobro, golf, astronomy and... BRANDY??? You're in the right forum! Can you post a close up shot of the reel assembly? This might be an Bally E series machine but I can't tell until I see the reel reader boards in-between the reels. Or it's just a Bally EM. Corrected!! You're missing the hopper... not too hard to find. Hopefully an EM tech will reply here soon... perhaps member Badbaud, Wolftalk, or maybe Chris-socal. Give 'em a little time. This is an all volunteer forum. Again, welcome to NLG.
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« Last post by Ocitown on May 17, 2024, 04:58:26 PM »
Would it all be possible that somewhere in the settings which by the way is comes up after I do the reset maybe hold the answer to this low battery issue.
Or is the only answer in the main board?
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« Last post by rickhunter on May 17, 2024, 04:09:13 PM »
Remove the 2. batteries and try a clear without the batteries to see if the error goes away. If it does, after the clear put the batteries back and do the clear again before you try to boot with os and game.
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« Last post by David Walz on May 17, 2024, 03:23:23 PM »
The schematic, what is the issue with that? Remember your BV worked till you received a different MPU? Maybe the dipswitch settings are not set properly to enable the BV.
Well, I don't know anything about the dip switches, I thought Alan would have set it up before I received it. The wiring was screwed up, it was cut and spliced before I acquired it, I have been trying to straighten it out, lengthen the wires, by using the same color wires.
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« Last post by Tilt on May 17, 2024, 02:57:47 PM »
The options verification message is normal after the machine has gone through a RAM error reset process. It's letting you know to check all the machine settings to make sure they are correct before putting it back in service.
I don't know your level of experience working on electronics. If you can read schematics and have the right equipment to solder/desolder surface mount components then you may be able to fix it yourself. If not, I recommend sending it off to Lookes or someone who does to have it repaired.
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« Last post by leocat168 on May 17, 2024, 02:48:01 PM »
Hi all Had a tiki torch that a friend on here was helping me do a clear and set because the bill validation was not working We did the clear and set .. but upon loading one of the times, the game came up but the reels were blank.. we never got to finish the set up.. I'm not sure if the problemnis from the clear/set, or unrelated.. any ideas? Thanks Al
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« Last post by mboessen on May 17, 2024, 02:32:20 PM »
Hi, All:
New member, possibly won't be here long, depending what folks here tell me.
I'm a 71 year old retired electronics technician, having spent my last 27 years at a local hospital taking care of medical imaging machines. (Xray, CT, MRI etc.) Before that I was an FCC licensed 2-way radio technician for Motorola. My main hobby is restoring antique tube type radios. I also play Dobro (poorly) in a Bluegrass band, golf (also poorly) a couple times a week, make my own real Brandy, do amateur astronomy, and take care of 10 acres in central Missouri. I will attempt to repair almost anything. I have done several jukeboxes, pinball machines, arcade games, vintage small appliances and, again, almost anything, the older the better. Enough with the introductions. Now to the business at hand. I hope I selected the correct forum for the following:
Wednesday My cousin brought me a late 70s "cocktail" version Space Invaders game and a Bally mechanical slot machine from Arizona in the hopes I could repair them. I have the Space Invaders game working and turned to the slot machine. This is my first slot machine. I can't find any model or serial number information on it. I haven't looked at the underside, though. Once I got the lock freed up I opened it up and got some pretty bad news. There is obviously a large sub chassis missing. I know nothing about slot machines, but would guess it is a power supply and some sort of elaborate coin handling mechanism. I'm also guessing that this is likely to be very difficult to obtain.
So, a few questions:
1: Can anyone ID this machine? 2: Is there any chance I can obtain the missing chassis, and how much would it likely cost? 3: Looks to me like it might need a specifically designed lower half that it would rest on, also missing. Is this something I could build (I'm a pretty good woodworker and metal worker) or would I also need to find that? If so, some idea of it's cost. 4: I'm a pretty darn good fixer, but this does look a bit intimidating. Is it likely that there is too much specific technical education required for even a very experienced repair guy like me to overcome in a reasonable amount of time?
Thanks!!
Mike
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