What model is my Universal ????????

[uniman]

Getting ready to try the sound and game chip (  uniman ) . Oh,and get ready for some questions on the BV 

Edit: Well,neither of them went well . The sound chip made a loud hum when turned on and the BV keeps giving a code of 94 (power off) I tried the DIP for Mars and JCM  .

If I had to guess I would say that BV is a CVB.
Like I've said before, never have worked on one.
Do you have it connected to the 8800 board? Does it light up?

[Randy0777]

Yes,it is a CVB. When I went back to where I picked the machine up we dug out the other three machines that were sitting there. They had the BV in them and they had just the 9 pin connection plugged in. I see nolights anywhere  .

[TZtech]

Hi

Its been ages since i have seen one of those bv's. If i remember correctly there is a power supply board in the bottom of the bv. Should have mains feeding directly to it.

Regards
Ian

[Randy0777]

Thanks Ian. I see no other connections except on the side where it has a hookup that looks like from one of those DC power packs. I'll be back there fri and I'll see if any of the others have one. I'm almost postive when I was messing with them I thought one of them was cycling  . Also,would you know what the DIP settings are on the side of the BV? And on the main board should the BV be set to Mars or JCM...only two choices.

Hope I can post everthing is working 

[TZtech]

Hi

On your photo - The bottom part where the Yellow Caution 115VAC sticker is is where the power supply is situated. You can remove the top part of the bv by turning loose the thumbscrews. You can then remove the top section of the bottom half. You should now be able to see the power supply board. I think there was a fuse on this board.
I think on some models the onboard power supply board was modified and power came from a secondary power supply (Sounds like this could be the case in your machine) Either way power will go from the main plug to the bottom section - Have a look on the plug coming from the machine side what the voltage is going to the corresponding side on the validator connector. Dipswitches unfortunately i cant advise on
 Sorry cant give more info - Have not seen one of these for about 8 years. Have been looking for the manual but no luck so far. 

Regards
Ian

[uniman]

Randy,
Check your aol email. And I see in the Submit New File section the dip settings for a CBV.
Dips 9 & 10 should be ON and 1-8 OFF.
Also your dips on the 8800 board on dipswitch #2 should be as outlined below. I don't see a setting for dip 1 for the CBV, assuming it is the same as MARS, which would be OFF

I do see you need to set 1, 2, or/and 3 for the denomination you want. Without 1,2,3 set might have been the reason for no power.
Jim

[Randy0777]

Thanks Jim,just seen it . Replacing a lower  PS in a WMS with a PC PS. Let me check on the wire diagram first(seems funny  ) and I'll try the BV. The sound works great 

[Randy0777]

 I tried everthing with SW2 and unless 1,2,3, are off I get a 94. I tried a bunch of ways with 4 on and off(and did a clear between all)
  The dip switches;

SW1   an 8-pac dip    #1 thru #4 are used for credit limit. All four ON is maximum credit limit of 2500.
                              #5 is for the candle. OFF if you want it to flash, ON if you want it on.
                              #6-#7 for hopper type, OFF-OFF regular hopper, OFF-ON asahi-seiko hopper, ON-OFF and ON-ON for high speed hopper.
                              #8 for credit/cash    ON for credit only, OFF for credit selectable (must push cashout button before play for credit)

SW2      an 4-pac dip   #1  ON for 5 cent game
                               #2  ON for 10 cent game   
                               #3  ON for 50 cent game
                               #1-2-3 OFF for BV inactivated
                               #1-2 ON for 25 cent game
                               #1-3 ON for dollar game
                               #2-3 ON for five dollar game
                               #1-2-3 ON for ten dollar game
                               #4 ON for JCM BV  and OFF for MARS BV

SW3     an 4-pac dip   #1 ON for first progessive signal out/ OFF no signal
                              #2 ON for second progessive singal out/ OFF no signal
                              #3 ON for third progressive signal out/ OFF no signal
                              #4 ON Progressive full lockup/ OFF Progressive partial pay to lockup

[Randy0777]

Finally got around to playing with it again. The picture shows a plug that has four wires. Two go right to a plug that is 110V and the other two go to the connection that makes contact when you slide the BV tray closed. So I installed a pigtail across them and BV now cycles without any errors  . It still does not accept money(does not even try to pull it in )  . I tried JCM and Mars. Will post back when I get it 
Off to the Sigma section 

[Randy0777]

  Finally have the BV working. The BV switch does need to be set for Mars. Only thing is it will only take the old money  .Any thought on updating the BV(mainy how). Also,what is the latest flash for it?
Thanks for the help guys 

[uniman]

I'm impressed you got it working! 
As far as an update to accept newer bills, my first thought is "Don't hold your breath" , but hey, maybe there is something out there for CVB?? 

[stayouttadabunker]

Quick , relevant question: What's a "CVB"?
 
Canadian DBV's?

[jay]

No our equivelent of a DBV is a CBA and anything newer is now WBA (World Bill Acceptor).
Different head and different software - same transport.

What I don't have an answer to yet is ..... will an S+ with a WBA be able to accept all Canadian Bills.....

[stayouttadabunker]

Mopar might  have the answer to that Jay...

[Randy0777]

Quick , relevant question: What's a "CVB"?
 
Canadian DBV's?

If you check a few post above you will see the sticker that says CVB...As far as I can tell it is a brand name ??? When I was working on getting it to take money i thought also that it may be set up for Candian bills...which I tried. If I can not find software for the update,the next post you see will be what I had to do to convert it over to a Mars that is in my 8 liner games....looks like it would fit and the plug is the same and its 110V. Just need to pin out the wires.

[ROCKET]

No our equivelent of a DBV is a CBA and anything newer is now WBA (World Bill Acceptor).
Different head and different software - same transport.

What I don't have an answer to yet is ..... will an S+ with a WBA be able to accept all Canadian Bills.....

JAY send me the CANADA  PAPER MONEY NON WRINKLED IN 100.00 -2.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 50.00 100.00 I WILL TEST IN IN ONE OF MINE i will be sure to return the money ..... next time i go to canada !! its opening is only as large as a recent email you sent me check width first  LMAOOOOOOOOO

[uniman]

Quick , relevant question: What's a "CVB"?
 
Canadian DBV's?

Actually it's CBV or Coin Bill Validator Inc. of Deer Park, New York.
Their logo looks like CVB.
They made bill validators that were installed in some Universals. Google searches show info up to 1997, but nothing after.
Maybe some of our "NLG seasoned veterans" may know what happened to them?

[stayouttadabunker]

You're right...upon a closer second look at your photo above,
It does indeed look like the name of a company....hmmm