DBV-200 Troubleshooting

[blueridgeslots]

you could also look on the motherboard (board mounted in machine base that CPU plugs into for a burnt trace)

[jaeckleint]

If you read the top of this post I tried that first with no luck. Old one clicks, new one works great just will not keep bills. Validator and transport are new.

[jaeckleint]

also tried the OEM Haywire kit that came with machine (4080 & 779 ) same thing. Old and new validators act different, I am sure the the new validator is working strong, old one clicks still new one snaps to life crisply and takes bill from you quickly...but just gives it back, no clicking. Guess i will pull mother board and look for trace issues tommorrow. Old one accepted bills when it was not clicking.. but not any more something changed.

[blueridgeslots]

Confirm with the supplier of the NEW head that the software is DBV-200 SS ID 022/23

[jaeckleint]

It is. Supplier was worldwide gaming.

[fanninislots]

have you cleared the 4 square on the mother board with a test 123? Ben

[jaeckleint]

Do not understand cleared 4 squared with 123 test, please explain

[fanninislots]

you put a test 123 chip in the game socket and do a deep ram clear puts everything back to default and it clears the 2 square chip on the mother board. If you don't have one call me. Ben

[fanninislots]

Sorry its the 4 square chip on the mother board

[jaeckleint]

is that same as the ram / clear chip I bought from you a few years ago or is it a special clear chip. my just sayes ram clear on it.

[dpalmi]

Hello!

I don't know if you have seen this post in any other thread, but you may want to check it out.  There are some tabs in the back that have to be aligned just right....

http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=4226.msg8620#msg8620

Dan #2

[jaeckleint]

I did see the thread, that was one of the first things I tried.  Thanks

[fanninislots]

it will say test 123 when you use the chip it goes through 2 files and stops at 999

[blueridgeslots]

My offer stands to test your Head (and preferably transport with harness in between) to determine if the problem is in your machine or the head, since you did not have a problem before changing out the head, just because the head is new (to you, not new in box) does not mean it is working, even bench testing can show good acceptance and not communicate in the machine, I have had 200's that had a comm. problem before and bench test fine, this is since you don't have another machine right there to try it in

[jaeckleint]

Thanks for the offer and I might go that route soon, The old validator will do the same thing when it stops clicking. The clicking was intermittant and the validator worked. Then it stoped working . So symptom was there before head replacement, just had clicking too. now no clicking. Power supply change was about when it stopped working, old supply is back in machine and is plugged into the correct harness connector. No pins backed out or bent. I will try the ram clear first to see if it helps and so we can rule it out.
Question back to the set15 chip. Installed the set chip changed the 9-0 to 9-1 pressed button to get the 6 for denom set, window empty and steps up to the 25 cents, press reset and hold window goes blank then to 0. reinstall game chip and clear code, validator lights up and takes bill and gives back....now for the question...If  I pull the game chip and put the set chip back in it shows 9-1 first without having to change it...but show nothing for denom until I press spin button again. Should it come up 25 right from the start as it was all ready set to that last time around? If so it is not saving the denom and that maybe my problem???

[jaeckleint]

The 4 wire harness on the right that goes under the transport into the machine (the one the door latch bites into) which I think is for the cash can optics, would it cause this problem if it is faulty?

[jaeckleint]

OK, Tonights progress or lack of... Found out why original validator was clicking, 9 pin connector where validator power supply hooks to machine harness had the green wire backed out. Repaired this and tried again no change. Tried old validator head and it no longer clicks. Powers up and acts just like the new one. Takes bill and gives it back in 8 seconds, tried a new 5 that it is not programmed for and it gave that back in 2 seconds! Both old and new head did this. Tried set chip again no change. Can't find my ram clear chip to save me
Pulled the mother board and checked connectors and for burnt traces..none found. Checked all other connectors for backed out pins, none found. Tried dip switch 10 on the validator just for the hell of it, no change. Ran the JCM test mode for bill registry with stacker and it took the bill all the way into the cash can with no error codes. Both old and new head. To me this rules out the heads.
Need to order a ram clear chip since I can't find mine.

[fanninislots]

Sounds like you need some one on one call me. Ben

[jaeckleint]

Success

Installed the 123 clear chip and let it do its thing, re-installed the game chip powered up and cleared the 61-0, put the set chip in and set the validator to on and 25 cents, put game chip back and all works great again!!!!

Thank all for your help 

Another one solved

[stayouttadabunker]

I so happy you got your game up and running again! 
Looks like you had a corrupted ram chip....the clear chip wiped it out to start fresh!