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Title: how to light up reels? Post by: wla357 on February 13, 2013, 03:05:37 PM i have an s2000 that did not come with backlit reels but i purchased some as well as the hardware (new reel wiring harness and driver board) to get them to light up. installed it all with a sizzling 7's game with backlit strips but the lights on the reels still don't turn on. any suggestions? do i need to key chip it and change a setting somewhere or am i still missing some piece of hardware i need? thanks! :99-
Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: CVslots on February 13, 2013, 03:16:28 PM After installation, you need to perform an AutoConfigure on your devices/machine. I can't remember off hand what menu, but it's 4.3, I think. I don't think you need a key chip though.
Roslyn Edit: it's menu 4.3 Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: wla357 on February 13, 2013, 03:32:59 PM i just ran through the auto config (it's 4.3 like you thought) but it didn't change anything. there is also a reel lamps test which, when running, doesn't light the lamps either.
Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: cowboygames on February 13, 2013, 03:39:06 PM Do you have power plugged into the back light control board and the harness from it to the cabinet IO card plugged in?
Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: wla357 on February 13, 2013, 05:08:20 PM i'm not sure. i have two cables plugged into the driver board - one from the small board that slides into a space attached to the cpu cage and the one going to the reels, of course. but there are two more open connectors on the driver board and i don't see any cables in my machine that look like those connectors. i have attached a picture.
Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: dpalmi on February 13, 2013, 05:16:13 PM Yes, you are missing the power plug. That is exactly why the lights are not working - no power. There is no setup or options required for backlight reels. There should be 3 plugs plugged into the board. The power plug is the 6 wire connector in the upper left in your picture. You should have a existing power connector available somewhere inside the machine, although I did have an early S2000 that this connector was missing.
Dan #2 Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: wla357 on February 13, 2013, 05:21:47 PM i found it! it was cable tied behind the reels so once i took them out i was able to find it, cut the cable tie and plug it in. voila - the reel lights came on in the reel light test and the game now works properly. thanks everyone! you're the best! :131-
Title: Re: how to light up reels? Post by: CVslots on February 13, 2013, 05:32:41 PM Glad you found it! On machines with no BL reels, the little plug gets hidden in among the other harnesses.
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