IGT draw poker door open call attendant

[spanky6263]

So i called my bud thats an electrical engineer and he hooked me up with where to order the chip.  Probably a week or so before I get it and then off to the avionics shop at work to have some one remove and replace it.  Will keep you posted as to how it turns out. My bud seems to think it is trying to erase data on that chip and it cant and thats why it is stuck getting the eeprom message,hence the name of the chip elec-erasable prom...go figure had to ask the engineer what it meant.

[spanky6263]

OK guys, seems like it took longer then a week to get someone to do the repair.  Finally got the board back and the EEPROM message is gone .  , now for the bad news.  Still doesnt work...  It all appears to be working as now i have all the test screens and everything.  I have a coin in the comparator and when i close the door and hit reset everything appears to be normal except on the left side it said closure restart.  I used the clear chip and reset everything .  The closure restart is gone and now it all says is  closure.  I tried resetting it again but same results.  If you drop a coin in it falls straight thru the machine.  So any ideas on where i should go next.  Hey we are making progress as the problem that it originally had is gone.  Thanks for all the help...

[knagl]

That's good progress.

Restart just means that the machine was recently powered on after being turned off.

Closure is the opposite of "Door Open", meaning that the machine detected a door was open, but now it's closed. As long as there are no other tilt messages, a closure message is a good indication that the machine is ready to accept a coin.

Make sure that your sample coin is in good condition and is properly seated in the comparator. Make sure the wiring to the comparator is plugged in securely with no broken or pinched wires.

Try adjusting the sensitivity of the comparator to make it less likely to reject coins. See this post for details:

 http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=10759.msg93615#msg93615

I suggest turning it back and forth a few times to clean the pot, then all the way away from the + (all the way CCW), then once you hit that edge, turn it back towards the + (CW) just the slightest bit.

[spanky6263]

  You guys are the Bomb  It works....  Couldnt be happier with all the support and information you guys gave me.  I hope my donation was sufficient and it helps keep the site going as i couldnt have done it without all the help.  One last question.  IS it best to leave it plugged in and running all the time or is it better to shut it down for long periods of time?  Thanks again guys.

[Neonkiss]

 
On the repair.

The debate between leave a machine on or turn it off has been debated here before.
Both side have good points, however with a older machine equipped with a CRT monitor, I turn them off. If it was a older machine that had a LCD conversion I would leave it on.

Personally I don't trust CRT's and don't like the screen burn it creates with extended time left on. That's why screen savers were invented when computers used CRT monitors.

[knagl]

 

Congrats on getting it working, and thanks for your donation to help support the site!  Joey will get you set up with a nifty green "Contributing Member" badge soon, I'm sure.

I looked back in the thread, and you did a lot of great work to get the machine up and running.  Great job sticking with it -- I hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor.   

I'd agree with Neonkiss -- the screen is going to get burned enough from normal use, I would not leave it on constantly, unless you plan to play it daily.