CEI Poker Machine with Omega 904 v23.9 Hopper Empty Problem

[Raypol4]

I'm working on a hopper empty problem on CEI Draw poker with Omega board 904.  I have a manual for a 910??? with version 26.6.  I understand this is not really compatible with the 904 board but has been helpful.  One question I have is about the inside door switch.  I never get to the learn/dispute and other screens.  Nothing happens on the screen when I hit test.  I can get the ram test and button screen up and exit with buttons 1,2,3.  I never get anything else on the display with that test screen or at anytime when I hit test.   Am I missing something?  I'm pretty techy.  It has been intermittent and worked for several payouts of 5-15 coins last week when I last looked at it then went to hopper empty.  Any help is appreciated.
Anybody have a manual for the version I have.  In the 26.6 version there are menus and things for hopper stuff but I don't know about the 904 board.

[shortrackskater]

Have you inspected the wiring in and around the hopper itself? I haven't taken my hopper out in years so I'm don't remember if it just shoves in or has a wire bundle with a molex. Either way, I'd check any pins on both sides first.
You said it was intermittent but does resetting make it work again? That is, if you have the key.

[Raypol4]

Mine has a harness that plugs to a mother board.  I have looked at and worked on the connector that goes to the mother board but haven't had a chance to put assembly back in.  Would the error reset itself?  I don't have a 'floorman' key on the machine.  Will it reset itself when the condition goes away?  What constitutes a reset?  Thanks.

[shortrackskater]

On my CEI it's a turn of that key. You can just disconnect the wires from the inside and use a toggle switch until you can get a replacement switch, but I think it's more than just a reset if the issue is intermittent.

[Raypol4]

Problem resolved.  Bad wire in the connector from the hopper assembly that went to the motor that dispenses the coins.  After 6 seconds since motor didn't turn and coin count switch didn't activate---hopper empty.  The other switch in the hopper that used to be for when the machine dumped the hopper to a drop box when there were too many coins and it alerted the attendant that it had 'dropped' the coins.  In this machine it no longer has any meaning---just knowledge for someone else maybe.  Thanks for your response.  I also did a machine reset by pulling the RAM chip.  Got another one to work on now!

[shortrackskater]

Good to hear!
It's rewarding giving new life back to old games. Hmmm that sounds familiar?