S2000 Died while sitting

[Bomackey]

Hi folks I need help again. My S2000 has set unplugged since Christmas,it was working fine at that time. I plugged it in yesterday, the upper and belly lights come on, I have nothing working on my Credit/coins in display. I have a fast flash on my lower candle, an I have what I would take to be a medium flash on the upper candle. I have tried to reset with  my inside button and it makes no difference. I  have read that a fast lower candle flash is an open door, or door sensor not working properly. I dont think this is my case due to the fact that when I open the door, it starts giving an alarm sound, and stops when i latch the door back. the lower door switch has been wired around, and when i unplug the harness, it trips the alarm also. as always, any help is greatly appreciated.


Bo

[cowboygames]

Start by checking the battery, the coin size one, on the MPU

[Bomackey]

Do i need to check voltage with it  unsoldered, or leave it in place ?  With it still on the board it shows .1852 volts, so i would say its pretty much dead

[cowboygames]

Batteries check either way, but replace that one and see where it gets you. You will need to do ram error resets using the jackpot reset key

[Bomackey]

thanks for the input, I will get one and get it swapped, how big of ordeal is it to do the ram resets ?

[therockinelvis]

Very easy. Make sure power is off before removing or installing MPU. After battery is replaced, open door and you will see messages about ram etc. Turn JP key 3 times and it will say hold button on MPU for 3 seconds then close and latch the door. If your not comfortable soldering, Battery plus stores will do it for you.

[cowboygames]

And don't be surprised if you have to go through that ram clear process twice

[Bomackey]

LOL I never luck out and have anything take the first time, I always have to do it more than once. And the soldering is a no problem deal for me, I have 2 or 3 soldering guns and pencils, and some rosin core solder

[Badbaud]

The first  thing I do when we get one into the shop that has a dead button cell is to un-solder it and put in a button cell socket so the next time the battery goes dead you simply pop it out and slip in a new one. Something to think about if you leave the machine off for long periods of time.

[Bomackey]

I actually did that on  my jukebox, it definitely makes it easier

[Bomackey]

OK finally had a chance to get a battery and solder it in, I have no change in my symptoms, still have the flashing candles, and no display in any of the displays on front, the only time the readouts do anything is when i first turn the machine on, I will get a a split second number in one or two of the readouts and then it goes back blank. Ideas?

[Badbaud]

Probably a dumb response but make sure you didn't put a battery in backwards.

Also, behind the reels is a power supply, make sure it is shoved (shove right) into its socket very firmly.
For some reason those power supplies like to walk out of their connector.

[Bomackey]

Sorry about the slow reply, I have been busy with other projects, I actually got it back up and running not long after my last post. I actually had to do the reset a few times, but it finally took. Then I loaned a friend my MPU to troubleshoot his machine that had went dead, he gave it back today, so I had to do the reset again, and he now needs a new board for his. Thanks for all the help and suggestions

[therockinelvis]

Glad you got it.  Happy you are helping someone else.

[Bomackey]

well it would be really crappy of me to not pay it forward, seeing how I expect people to help me out, the least I can do is offer any assistance that I can