bally s5500 error code 40

[badgeking2]

New to this forum just found it when surfing found all the info i needed to fix my bally's game king but now i'm having problems with my slot error code 40

give some info on how i got this far

first machine had been in storage for over a year pluged it up got error code 81 checked battery was dead. took the board out to a local shop to have new one put in volt 3.6 they showed ne how to install the jumper hold test and pseudo coin together turn on machine i did get the clear code powered of the machine took of jumper installed the board (as i was doing this noticed all dip switches set to on for some reason it looks funny i could swear that some were off before the new battery went in) any way turned on machine and error code 41 first reel wouldnot stop spining turned reset switch (jackpot key) and it went through some test then real stopped and error code 40 tried to reset machine a few times even did the clear thing twice still same error. any ideas.

Board specks  mpu board as-3356-201 rev h.  u20 eprom 6887  e594811x-03,   u18 eprom 6887 e594811x-05, all dip switches are on. bill val  dbv-200-sh    coin  cc-16-d.100.

i have the board out and sitting next to my computer any help would be great   thanks
 

[stayouttadabunker]

Sounds like a loose connection on the left-most ( #1 ) reel Molex ??

[Buzz]

Could be dirty reel optics .

[badgeking2]

Buzz

Thanks allot yes dirty optics cleaned all reels with cotton swab works great.

only problem is bill validator it makes noise when the machine is powered on but wont take bills. like i said earlier all dip switches are set to on could this be the problem?

Thanks

[stayouttadabunker]

If the reels optics were dirty and that fixed it - you could just about guarantee
that the bill acceptor optics are pretty much in the same condition...
Just use soapy water & Q-Tip swabs...avoid alcohol based products because the optics are
made of a plastic-type of lens and the alcohol just makes the lens cloud up later -
creating even worse problems.

[badgeking2]

No not it.   took the bv out of slot and placed it in my games king and it works fine tried the game king bv in the slot and no good eather in the slot. after i did the clear ram on the slot because of battery replacement is there some kind of programing i need to do?  on the games king i had to tell it what bv and coin it had. been looking at all torent sites to find manual but no luck.

Thanks

[stayouttadabunker]

Open the door bk2,
Press the test button to get to the bill acceptor tests.
Hope this helps ya!
Click to enlarge.>>>

[Buzz]

You can down load a free manual from John many numbers. Also a good place to get parts.     http://rudysdeals.com/index.php 

There is a dip switch on the MPU that has to be turned on. I wll look it up and get back to you. I know I set mine with 1 tru 5 off and the other 3 on, this way I get 100 credits for one dollar bill.

[Buzz]

The way I read this is, dip switch JW 3 switch # 6 must be on for BV    JW 7 all switches are ON

[badgeking2]

down loaded the manual and it was the dip switches set them up did clear and now the first reel wont stop spinning got error code 41. pulled the reel out and removed the board i can see that the optics have been replaced before. (bad job)

buzz know where i can get a board?  number on the board is as-3356-o2 rev d

[stayouttadabunker]

Before you think the reel board is trash...
try switching the connectors between 1 & 2 reels and see if the
problem follows the reel harness or the reels. 

[badgeking2]

tried that problem follows the reel switched into slot 2 and in slot 3 did a clear each time problem follows reel.

[stayouttadabunker]

Ae you saying that the reel connected when switched is slowing spinning? 

When you switch the Molex plug on the reels, do you get a different
error code in the display or are you only getting the error [40] code?

[badgeking2]

yes reel is slow spin and i get error code 41,42,43 for what ever i have the reel pluged into 1,2,3 . the other good reels when i start machine have a little jurk to them when they spin this one is a nice steady slow spin

[badgeking2]

error 40 code is gone

[CaptainHappy]

No not it.   took the bv out of slot and placed it in my games king and it works fine tried the game king bv in the slot and no good eather in the slot. after i did the clear ram on the slot because of battery replacement is there some kind of programing i need to do?  on the games king i had to tell it what bv and coin it had. been looking at all torent sites to find manual but no luck.

Thanks

You cannot use an IGT Gameking BV in a Bally 5500 and the other way around. They have different software/protocols, and would have to be reprogrammed first.... Are you sure that the BV from the Bally Slot worked in the IGT Gameking???

CaptainHappy
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[badgeking2]

sorry its a bally game maker

[stayouttadabunker]

A Bally Gamemaker???????
Jeesh!! That explains a whole lot of reasons why you're having problems!   
All the while I thought you had a Bally 5500!!!!!!!!!  

[paul]

Check slots4home for a board

[Buzz]

Damn  Boy am I getting old, I didn't know it was April Fools day already.   My My My doesn't time fly.  And what usefull information we learn on this site. I just never knew that a BV from a IGT could ever be used in a Bally machine. Stay tuned folks we might hear somemore BS,   

[tacman]

When did the Bally Gamemaker platform have mechanical reels? Someone is confused here, maybe allot of someones!! 

 Dan (tacman)

 

[Buzz]

When did the Bally Gamemaker platform have mechanical reels? Someone is confused here, maybe allot of someones!! 

 Dan (tacman)

 

Dan  I don't think a fellow needs to stick his finger into a pile of manure and smell of it, to come to the conclusion  it's Bull Shit. 

[badgeking2]

No april fool's i have both machines game maker and 5500  I got a little confused because the wife has me looking online to find a game king (she says that the game maker looks old)

buzz i have rudy's checking into the board!  Thanks

[a69mopar]

I believe that he meant that he took his BV out of his Bally S5500 and tried it in his Gamemaker, (he said Game King by accident)  Older Gamemakers had the same BV as the S5500.

   Is it clear now.  

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[a69mopar]

typing at the same time.


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