I did twist the light into the button and it did lock. I could swear they're hitting the switch, but maybe I wasn't seeing it right. I just find it odd that the original buttons the machine came with had this problem... and now the new buttons have the same problem. One thing I know for sure is that the smaller buttons have some wiggle room which allows the player to, with some force, slide the button around and rotate it while it's in the panel. It's not a perfect fit. I'll look again when I get back to the machine and report back to this thread.

HI Pokie 3
sorry i wasnt aware of the inbox was full i might have to clear those
Thank you very much for your help
I really dont know exactly how i fixed it all it was just going over stuff and trying other stuff and yes i did get another board but that wasnt the issue
the opto fault fixed itself when i went back to the original optos and set it up on a board
the coin validator issue was either the loom connection or the driver board swap i think either way it finally worked
ive got 3 different games also and got the game to suit the decal as well
Next thing id like to know if possible is to upgrade the note mech or get one to suit MK6

Thats great news, I only logged in now, I couldn't PM you a few weeks back because your message box was full (like mine was before!) - shame they only allow a few messages.

But anyway, the final option was to just buy or borrow some spare boards, as you have done. There might of been something funny with the driver board that was upsetting the door optics and coin mech.. etc then I was going to suggest setup the machine without coin mech and just use the note acceptor if that works. Did you swap back and test that again, if it was just a loose plug all along that's good because you have a spare driver board.

Glad you got it working. These things sometimes chuck you in the deep end, but you end up knowing the machine more and at least you have some spare boards which are getting harder to come by.

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Hi Guys,

I have a Pacific 5 Real (Universal Australia) Game Fire Bird 2.

Searching here I have not found too much on the unit.
Via a local NZ pinball group I did get in touch with an old field service agent..

My error "Game invalid, meter error"  according to him should clear with a RAM reset.

He went by memory and gave me some instruction as he was not 100% sure on his recollection I thought I'd run them trough here for confirmation if possible on the procedure.


The game/mother board is a 8600-A3F
The instructions I got is to jumper the test point/pin next to C7 and jumper it accross to the reset switch
(not sure which point on the switch)
and then power the unit on with the reset switch held.
after a few seconds while still holding reset, power off the unit.


Does this strike any bells with anyone and anyone then sure on which point on the reset switch to jumper too?