Using Resistors to control unwanted loud volume

[edison]

I am very new to all of this, but I have been reading many of the post on this forum. Which by the way are all great. I have just recently read about if you cant get the volume down low enough through the sound options menu you can install resistors to the speaker wire. OK make sense. Please someone tell me what kind 1/4 or 1/2 watt? resistance? and do you install them on both of the 2 wire speaker leads or just one? Any input would be much appreciated. I now have the volume on level one and my neighbors can still here it.
 

[stayouttadabunker]

I've had the same problem with my Vision machine -
is yours the S2000 Upright, Slant, Bar-top or a Vision model?

I did the resistor modification last year.
Using 47 ohm resistors rated at 1/2 watts I believe works perfectly when I run regular S2000 games.
However, when the Vision kit is installed - It's as LOUD as a AC/DC concert!

The only workaround I have at the moment for the Vision, is to undo the tray speaker
connector because it's that particular speaker that tears people's heads off...

[edison]

Thanks for you reply!
It is a S2000 upright. The tray speaker has never worked. I haven't tackled that problem yet.
Did you connect the resistors to your top 2 speakers?  If so did you connect one resistor to both of the individual speaker leads?
 

[stayouttadabunker]

Yes,YEs and yes...lol



lemme try this instead>>>

Thanks for you reply! You're welcome!

It is a S2000 upright. The tray speaker has never worked. I haven't tackled that problem yet.
It's a simple 2-wire harness running from the tray speaker up to the amplifier board in the top box.
See if one of the 2 wires got pinched and broke down near the drop chute area by the speaker itself.

Did you connect the resistors to your top 2 speakers?
Yes, I pretty much did what you've read in the S2000 sound threads.

 If so did you connect one resistor to both of the individual speaker leads?
NO.  I installed the resistor only to the white wires.
Please re-read those  sound threads and do your best to understand the thought
process that those guys went through to accomplish what they did!

Anyways, I went a little further though. I'm a little anal about wiring...lol
I didn't want the resistors out in the topbox area at all so I loosened and removed the 4 screws that hold the speakers.
Then I took the speakers apart and soldered the resistor directly to the white speaker tab next to the cone.
Then I cut the white wire from the tab and soldered the cut white wire to the other side of the resistor,
I then put everything back together so it pretty much looks factory-made!


I hope this helps you a bit...

[Yoeddy1]

My case:

Radio Shack part number 271-1105 - 47 ohm 1/2W 5% Carbon Film Resistor did the trick for me per Bettor Slot's direction.  I put them on all three speakers (white wires).

My volume is set at 9 with Legacy and Generic sound settings or 8 with Preferred sound settings.

Thanks,
Jason

[stayouttadabunker]

My volume is set at 9 with Legacy and Generic sound settings or 8 with Preferred sound settings.
Thanks,
Jason

Yoeddy1,
You must be deaf? lol
Compared to my Marshall tube guitar/amp which only goes up to "11"...lol

[Yoeddy1]

My volume is set at 9 with Legacy and Generic sound settings or 8 with Preferred sound settings.


Yoeddy1,
You must be deaf? lol
Compared to my Marshall tube guitar/amp which only goes up to "11"...lol

Nope, before the resistors, I could only run at 2 max...anything above was deafening.  With the resistors, 8 or 9 is clean, indoor non-offensive sound.

Thanks,
Jason

[edison]

Gentlemen,
Thank you, I am going to reread the sound threads and try your suggestions this evening. I will post my results.............

[stayouttadabunker]

Hey, since you're going to Radio Schnack, pick up a female headphone jack
for your headphone system that you'll be installing later...lol

[edison]

Just

[stayouttadabunker]

Just

-ifying a reason to buy one? 

[edison]

Worked Perfectly! Thanks for all the advise! As suggested I went to Radio Shack and bought the 47Ohm 1/2 Watt Resistors. I disassembled the (2) top speakers. Then I soldered in-line (1) resistor to each of the white wire internal speaker leads. Next, I reassembled and reinstalled the (2) top speakers. From the sound options menu I adjusted the volume to (5). I immediately noticed the volume issue was solved. I now have a full range of very low-to high volume control. As an extra bonus which just floors me is the sound quality is much better now. The speakers now produce deeper and more rich sounds. A very noticeable difference!

What can I say but thanks!

Greg, Ft.Worth,TX

[stayouttadabunker]

Okay...now for the "TEST"!!! 
Open the door, press the little white button for 2 seconds.
Partially close the door so you can control the buttons and see
what's being displayed on the blue VFD LCD screen.
Here's where you can hear how old your reels are...lol

After you've pressed the test button for a couple of seconds, the display should read:
[1 Accounting] hit the "Cash Out" button once and you will see:
[2 History Displays] hit the cash out button once more and then you will see:
[3 Options]
Hitting the "Spin"button / "Cashout"button / then the "Spin" button in this sequence gets you to the 3.2.1 page called Volume Control.
Hitting the "Spin" button will bring you to the 3.2.1.1 page called Game Volume.
Hitting the "Spin" will bring up the display showing "Volume Level X"
The "Cash" button at this point raises the volume while the "Change" or "Service" button lowers the volume.
Keep hitting the "Change" or "Service" button until you set the volume to "No Volume".

Now, to get the game into play mode from here, you must hit the "Max" bet button 5 times in a row to get out of the options pages.
The reels will spin and then you will get a "Door Open M"  ("M" means "main door" ) message on the display.
Close the door fully and insert a few coins but just use the "Bet 1 Credit" button to add a single coin bet and press the "Spin" button.
Keep using the "Bet 1 Credit" button for a single coin bet to play games.

Remember, we've turned the volume "OFF" in the settings.
What we're trying to do now is determine how much noise your reel stepper motors are making.
This would be an excellent time for you to pull out a video camera, record the reels spinning noise,
place it up on youtube.com and embed the video in your next post here.
We can then describe various procedures for you to get the noise of the reels down to an acceptable level.

or

You can turn up the volume back to where it was and forget about it...
Turn on the stereo to your favorite tunes and grab your honey and start dancing! lol