Help with b5033ci IGT reel game

[poppo]

I'm going to back up just a bit to this:

Ok just took board out removed cmos and restarted, now I get 61 error, I read a few articles that tell me to hold reset button 3 seconds, I do and I get a BEEP  (YAY!!!) then i get a 61-1 error the article tells me to turn reset key and release for the 61-1 but this does nothing when i restart i get back to the 61 error

When you turned the reset key to clear the 61_1 was the door closed and latched? It needs to be or the error will not clear. Keep in mind you still may have bad door optics which would make it look like the reset switch is not working.  Did you verify the reset switch was actually bad with a meter? I just want to make sure you aren't replacing something that's not broken.

[Jim]

I don't think that you have a bad switch, nor do I think you have a bad CPU board. I do think you will have to get a clear chip or try and redo the cmos clear method. then when you get to the 61-1  do as poppo stated with reference to the door.   I do know that if you do the reset as you did, the 61 will not clear and you will be in the loop until you clear it.

I have a S+ with a SP731. I turned the game on, turned the reset key switch, this put me in the book keeping mode, while holding the key switch I was able to go through the 12 book keeping menus and get back to the game play mode. ( after you cycle through the book keeping mode it returns you to the game play mode)  once in the game play mode I was able to continue playing the game while still holding the reset key. ( to simulate your alleged condition)  when I released the key switch. I got a 21 error code.

I also tried this with the door open, again I held the keyswitch closed, pressed the white test button and was able to get into the test mode and preform all the tests normally.
So I don't think that the switch is your problem.

Jim

[r5416]

ok i will buy one from a vendor here, rather than pay a locksmith no problem, I will do that today.  I hung the wires outside the machine closed the door, plug it in, got a 43 error, opened the machine hit the white reset button, machine relays start clicking, shut the door, push the spin button the reels spin, i then can reset the machine by shorting the jp wires, when i spin again it seems to be going back and forth 41 and 43 errors with the bottom light on candle flashing throughout.  this is where i am at with the machine.

 

[r5416]

Wow, so I reset the cmos again, closed door got 61 error pressed button 3 seconds got 65-1 shut door shorted JP the reels actually were spinning seems randomly? i assume maiden spin??  now 43 error.

[leapyearguy]

43 code (reel 3 tilt) close the door to reset.  65-1, bad cmos, hold the white test button and power the machine on and off with the button held. You'll probably get a 61 code again. The cmos chip is the small eeprom on the mother board called the E squared. It holds the game info such as program options and meters. The cmos compares what it knows with the ram chip on the cpu board and if they don't match you get a 61 code.

[poppo]

I hung the wires outside the machine closed the door, plug it in, got a 43 error, opened the machine hit the white reset button, ...

Why are you pressing anything at this point? Clearing a 43 error just requires opening and closing the door. Follow the directions on the link earlier to the letter. Any deviation will result in unexpected results.

But if you keep getting a  41 & 43 tilts (reel #1 and reel #3), with power off, temporarily swap reel #2 with reel #1 (or reel #3) and see if the tilt changes from 41 or 43 to 42. If it does, it's your reels, if it doesn't, it is either your MPU or cables. Make sure all cables are seated both at the reels and down by the MPU.

<edit> Here is the link again. Clear each error one at a time by doing exactly what it says.

http://www.newlifegames.net/igterrors/

[StatFreak]

Remember: DON'T pull out or plug in the reel harnesses with power on. TURN THE MACHINE OFF.

Failing to turn off the machine might fry your MPU board.