Fermo Vending Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Hey guys, I have a coin mech that's not accepting any coins. Both LEDs on the mech are solid indicating there aren't any issues in the discriminator or the changer. NOW this might be a stupid question, but do coin mechanisms work if there's no bill validator hooked up? The current validator I have attached to the machine is inoperable and needs to be replaced. Apologies if it's that simple but I've never tried to work on a machine without a functioning validator attached to it. If it could be something else, what could it be? I checked the manual and didn't see anything similar to a 'teach mode'. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendo Mike Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Coin should be accepted regardless of having a dbv installed. If the DBV is shorted, it could damage everything it's plugged into but that isn't common. Until it's repaired, remove the DBV from the circuit entirely. Are you certain the machine isn't disabling cash acceptance due to an error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 I'm not certain, but the coin mechanism LEDs aren't indicating any errors in the discriminator or in the cassette area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendo Mike Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Not "disabled from mech"? Do you have another machine to move the mech to? Maybe another mech to try on this unit? What kind of machine is this on and is it listing any errors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Unfortunately no other machines to try this on; my options are limited. One machine (Dixie narco 276e), one coin mech, and one bill validator. The machine is not listing any errors. The only error I see is on the LED display on the DBV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 I should also specify that the coins are going directly into the return, not the coin box. Also, when I select any of the inventory buttons (A, B, C, D, E) the LED under the CC blinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Your coin mech probably needs to be re-tuned or repaired. Of course you didn't bother to tell us the model of it though I'm going to guess it's a Conlux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 I thought I included the coin mech model in the subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 Hey guys, Wanted to give a quick update: I replaced the bill validator which is working perfectly, but I'm still running into issues with my coin mechanism (another Conlux CCM5g). I replaced the first mech that was giving me issues with the same model of coin mech from a different machine that I know was working. Interestingly enough, I added a Nayax CC reader to the machine I'm working on and I'm getting the V00 error (indicating there's no communication between the reader and the board). Anyone have a clue what's going on here? Is my board bad? I'm working on a dixie narco 276e, mars MEI VN 2512, and a conlux CCm5g. The coins just fall directly into the coin return without registering a credit, and when I select the coin return button after inserting dollar bills nothing happens. I've tried the different escrow modes as well. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 You may need to try a new board and make sure it has the latest eprom in it. Also ensure that there isn't a mechanical component to this which could be the coin return lever in the door resting on or pressing on the coin return lever on the coin mech. That will reject all coins too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 I'm operating on the Eprom version 381.11 which should be high enough. As far as I can tell, there aren't any mechanical issues. No levers pressing into things they shouldn't be. I'll also mention that when I ran the "Coin Mech" test through the machine itself, the machine tells me there's no coin mech attached at all. I'm leaning toward bad board- what do you think? Anyway I can know for sure before I buy a new one? Would the board in a Dixie Narco 501e be compatible with a 276e? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Maybe a bad harness to the coin mech which would be either the bill acceptor harness or the card reader harness. Yes, any blue button board should work but I think the latest eprom is .41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 The bill validator is new & the credit card reader was taken off a machine that was working until I went to swap it to the 276e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) Then it's the board, likely. It could be the .11 software too. Does it work without the card reader installed? Edited June 26 by AZVendor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 The coin mech doesn’t- never did. The bill validator is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 The harness running to the validator looks good too. No noticeable damage or degradation. I'll try swapping the harness before I do the whole board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Put a better coin mech in it. At least a Coinco 9302GX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendo Mike Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Has the mech itself been replaced or tested on another piece of equipment? If it performs all functions aside from accepting coins, it's very likely in need of service (tuned). To my knowledge, DN's SIID board did not have the ability to block coin acceptance. It simply "enables" or "disables" the mdb line and the systems on that line function as they're designed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 37 minutes ago, AZVendor said: Put a better coin mech in it. At least a Coinco 9302GX. Don't have one ATM unfortunately, but it turns out it was a bad board. I swapped it with another one and both the coin mech & CC reader are fully functioning. Always appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 36 minutes ago, Vendo Mike said: Has the mech itself been replaced or tested on another piece of equipment? If it performs all functions aside from accepting coins, it's very likely in need of service (tuned). To my knowledge, DN's SIID board did not have the ability to block coin acceptance. It simply "enables" or "disables" the mdb line and the systems on that line function as they're designed. Yes, the current coin mech in the machine now was taken from one I had working on location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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