IGT S plus 43 error

[newkid3]

I have a IGT S plus ten times pay. The game did play fine and then went to turn it on and error code 43 came up. So i swapped the 2nd and 3rd reels and then turned the machine on and got a 42 error code. So the error is moving with the reel. When i turn the machine on all 3 reels SPIN just about 3 inches then stop then it repeats this like 2 more times then it gives the 42 or 43 error code depending where i have the bad reel. So i guess it is a bad sensor or bad reel somehow. Can someone tell me how to get to the sensor to clean it? How the reel needs to come apart. Also if cleaning does not work where i might find a sensor. Thanks

[Stayouttadabunker]

No need to take anything apart other than removing the suspect reel and the strip that's on it.
If you have a can of compressed air, spray some air down in between the reel optics.
It's located on the back, rear area of the reel hub assembly.

If any part of the the two basket halves are broken, then you may need a new basket if you cannot get any epoxy to hold it together.
Sometimes sticking a piece of clear scotch tape to the rear of the reel strip ends will help too.

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[newkid3]

Stayouttadabunker, thanks. So if spraying it out with air does not work do you have any idea where i might get a good reel. I guess I would have to transfer the reel strip over to the one I would get. Is this correct?

[Stayouttadabunker]

Yeah....look under the reel assembly.
There's a white Molex connector with 9 male pins.
Visually inspect the male pins coming out of their holes.
Are all 9 pins equally sticking out in length or is perhaps one of them slightly lower than the others?
It could be just getting a bad connection when the motor vibrates as it starts to spin.
You might just have to push the shorter pin further into the Molex connector housing hole from behind to get the tangs on the pin to lock into the Molex connector housing hole better so it doesn't back out.
Since you've already swapped the suspect reel into a different location, I don't believe there's any problem with the reel harness.
Another problem could lie with a broken optic tang on the reel basket half that has the optic notches.
Another reason the optic tangs can hit the optics is the split ring...is it still on the end of the reel basket?
Those can be picked up at a good hardware or auto store
However, if the basket optic tangs are busted, you will need a spare reel because something got loose and the notch may have hit the reel optics where it goes in between, breaking off a notch.

Let's see if we can fix the suspect reel assembly before buying one?

If you do decide to get a spare reel, just about any of our NLG vendors on the front page of the website and even our loyal members may respond to help you out and get you a reel for your machine...all you would need to do is place a WTB ad in the Classifieds section of NLG. 

BTW everybody calls me Bunker....less typing 

[Badbaud]

If the "E" ring on the reel hub has fallen off then the reel could have walked away from the reel optics.

[Stayouttadabunker]

If the "E" ring on the reel hub has fallen off then the reel could have walked away from the reel optics.

I was wondering what those were called?! 

[newkid3]

Ok i blew the sensor out good with air. The pins in the connector all are the same. No tangs broke on the reel assembly. The ring on the end of the basket has not moved. It is good and solid. Look at pic. It's like a push ring. I think I tried everything suggested. Any other ideas before giving up and buying another reel? Thanks

[Stayouttadabunker]

Oh yeah...I forgot about those rings.
I used to use a curved hook to pry it up and off the shaft.
Only thing I can think of is bad motor bearings or flukey optics inside the sensor casing.
Remember, optics are sort of like light bulbs in a sense...they don't last forever.
Maybe you oughta place a WTB ad in the Classifieds section on NLG or give a vendor a call for a new replacement reel.

Below is the hook I used to pry off those clips without springing the clip halfway across the room! lol ...>>>

[jay]

You can probably get a whole reel assembly from an S+ cheap by reaching out to one of the vendors on our home page.

[newkid3]

Got the reel in. The machine Now boots up but. Now I have another issue with it. The machine pays out wrong. Its with all of the reels. I will start a new post about it. Thanks