IGT S+ Newbie Code 61 Woes

[Eggboat]

Does the BV have its own power supply?

It appears to be getting power, there appears to be one solid LED on and one next to it blinking.

[therockinelvis]

Post a picture of it

[sixcardmark]

Does the BV have its own power supply?

Yes it is mounted on left side of cash can cage.

[knagl]

Opened and closed the door a few times and the code 21 still appears, also flipped the inside power switch on and off and still code 21.

When you close and fully latch the door, does the 21 disappear from the display for a couple of seconds before returning, or does it just stay on the display and never change?

I have the BV set chip but no clue on how to set it up to get it working. My BV has never made any noises since I got the machine and the lights where the the bill insert is does not light up at all but could be the bulbs.

There's a few things to digest here.

First, the bill validator will not attempt to accept bills until you use that SET chip to enable it.  Directions to do so can be found in the FAQ post in this section.

That said, you probably cannot enable the bill validator while the machine is throwing the 21 error code, and even if you could the machine won't attempt to accept bills until the 21 error is resolved, so that needs to be dealt with first.

Finally, the bill validator should make some noise upon power-up, even if it hasn't been enabled.  If it's not making any kind of noise when you turn the machine on, you'll have some work to do there, too.  At this point, though, your first project needs to be resolving the 21 error.

[Eggboat]

When I open and close the latch, the code 21 remains on and doesn’t disappear momentarily. I see a black what appears to be a power supply attached to the left side near the top. My BV is a DBV-200 (see pics)

[knagl]

When I open and close the latch, the code 21 remains on and doesn’t disappear momentarily.

That indicates to me that the machine is not seeing the door as closed, and the error won't clear if the machine doesn't see the door as closed.

[Eggboat]

I was able to clear the 21 code with running the clear chip again and also installed the rake back onto the comparator. I am able to get it to test spin using the button on the coin optics. I'm not sure which direction to go in now? Replace comparator or coin optics or both at this point.

[therockinelvis]

RB can help you with the coin in stuff you need

[Stayouttadabunker]

...I'm not sure which direction to go in now?...

Close the door, drop a coin in the slot, and tell us what happens.

[Eggboat]

I close the door, put a coin in the slot and it falls through into the tray. No credit and it doesn’t drop into the hopper.

[sixcardmark]

I close the door, put a coin in the slot and it falls through into the tray. No credit and it doesn’t drop into the hopper.

That means the CC is rejecting the coin before it gets to the coin in optics. Try putting a different coin in the CC and turn the adjustment screw all the way counter clockwise.

[off-track]

I close the door, put a coin in the slot and it falls through into the tray. No credit and it doesn’t drop into the hopper.

I still can't find a reply that confirms the LED display blanks and the reels spin right to left when you close and latch the door.  Is that true?

[Eggboat]

I’ve replaced the sample coin with a newer and also an older Washington water and it still rejects, even with dual turned all the way counter clockwise

Yes when I power it on the reels spin right to left the red dome beacon flashes red at a medium rate

[jay]

Do the reels spin when you close the door ?

[therockinelvis]

Try this, play games with door open. When you win and it goes to the credit meter, close the door. Do the credits go away? If yes then door optics are working.

[Jim]

Since you have a machine with a belly door you can do the following:
with the power off, take out the cc-16, undo the two screws holding the cc-16 bracket, unplug the coin assembly from the machine connector.
open the belly door, now, plug in the coin assembly, attach the cc-16, make sure no connection is shorting against metal, turn on the power , close the door and see it the LED comes on, if yes, then turn off the power , undo the cc-16 from the assembly, keep it connected to the cc-16 cable, turn on power , wait for the LED to come on, drop a coin in the cc-16, see if it will accept it, coin should exit from the left side.

I would also do the Popsicle test again, odd that 11 or 12 do nothing, the fact that you can put a credit on the machine using that small button on the optics would indicate that 11 is working, because when in 11_1, pushing the test button should change the 1 to a 0, indicating the 11 is working.
you might be able to fix the optic problem by removing Q-2 or Q-4 , this removes the interaction between the cc-16 and the coin optics.   you may need a cc-16.

let us know the results.

Jim

[Eggboat]

**** Coin Comparator LED test updated *****

Removed the CC-16 and attached it through the belly door. The green LED did not come on.

[therockinelvis]

Did I miss your reply to #74? Do credits go away when you close the door?

[Eggboat]

I played and won 1 credit, the quarter was dispensed from the hopper into the tray, the win meter shows 1 and the credit meter also shows 1 when the door is closed.

[jay]

So the test credit did not clear when you physically closed the door.
The machine thinks it’s open.