Author Topic: I need advice on Bally S5500 (Read 20068 times)

rokgpsman · « **Reply #60 on:** September 11, 2018, 06:39:43 pm »

He has another similar S5500 machine (Blazing 7's), so might be able to use parts from it to troubleshoot this machine.

Badbaud · « **Reply #61 on:** September 11, 2018, 06:42:51 pm »

The yellow LED on the optic board should light up but the light on the comparator doesn't unless the door is closed.

Try pressing the other pseudo coin button, the one on the lower left of the coin optic board and see if you get a free play.

Also the toggle switch on the front of the tray must be in the up position or the coin comparator will not work.
You can re-size the $1 entry by gluing a piece of plastic of he right width inside the plastic track.
Coincidentally the coin rocker arm at the top of the comparator can be removed, the screw nub can be cut off and the remaining straight piece is just the right width to resize the track for a quarter when glued inside the track.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #62 on:** September 11, 2018, 06:48:45 pm »

Quote from: Badbaud on September 11, 2018, 06:42:51 pm

.....Also the toggle switch on the front of the tray must be in the up position or the coin comparator will not work......

If that's the switch labeled "Coin Mech" on the mpu tray I can't tell in the photo if it is up or down. I wonder why Bally would put a kill switch for the coin comparitor?

Badbaud · « **Reply #63 on:** September 11, 2018, 06:53:26 pm »

Early TITO.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #64 on:** September 11, 2018, 08:04:51 pm »

I have the coin in how far do I slide the cover over the quarter?
The yellow light is on.
Is the coin mech switch supposed to still be up?

rokgpsman · « **Reply #65 on:** September 11, 2018, 08:09:55 pm »

The sliding cover for the sample coin should slide back and forth, to the right and to the left. It is spring loaded, so when you slide it to the right it will want to slide back to the left on its own. If it doesn't feel like there is a spring tension on it then remove the coin comparitor from the machine, turn it over and see if the spring is missing or disconnected. Looks like the round sticker with instructions is missing from the sensor on your coin comparitor.

The coin comparitor will not work unless the quarter is installed correctly. See the photos and instructions in earlier posts of this discussion.

Don't overlook what was mentioned earlier about the coin optic boards. There is a sizing spacer in between the coin optic boards, if it is the spacer for a $1 coin then you will have problems with a quarter because the spacer is too large. Your coin optic boards have writing that says "$1.00" so the coin spacer may be the wrong size for quarters.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #66 on:** September 11, 2018, 08:19:44 pm »

Yes it's spring loaded, but when it covers the coin completely the coins get stuck, if I slide it back slightly the coins drop straight through, but no credits.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #67 on:** September 11, 2018, 08:22:42 pm »

The sliding cover should not completely cover the quarter. If it does you don't have the quarter installed correctly. When the quarter is installed with its left edge in the coin holder groove then the sliding cover will only move to the left until it bumps against the right edge of the quarter and stops. This will be when it about halfway covers the quarter.

Can't tell from the photo. But the left edge of the quarter should fit into a groove on the left side of the coin holder. Do not put the quarter all the way down into the round opening. When the quarter is properly installed the sliding cover will cover about half of it. And the sliding cover will be very close to the surface of the quarter.

See example below showing the sliding cover as far left as it will go with a quarter sample coin installed. If your sliding cover is going farther to the left than this photo then you don't have the quarter installed correctly.

rokgpsman · « **Reply #68 on:** September 11, 2018, 08:37:49 pm »

Quote from: Bluefish11 on September 11, 2018, 08:04:51 pm

.....The yellow light is on.
Is the coin mech switch supposed to still be up?

The coin optic board Yellow light ON is good.

Leave the coin mech switch up forever. The only reason to put it down is to disable use of coins on the machine.

Amechanic · « **Reply #69 on:** September 11, 2018, 09:10:22 pm »

You do not have the sample coin inserted correctly and in the right spot! It sits right behind the copper disk that you see on the front.. Your sample coin is all the way behind the conparitor. The left edge of the coin should be in contact with the plastic notch on the left. Look at the arrows I posted.

Amechanic · « **Reply #70 on:** September 11, 2018, 09:15:02 pm »

Hereâ€™s a picture of where it goes...

Paul · « **Reply #71 on:** September 11, 2018, 09:17:04 pm »

Is it possible that the cover from a quarter
comparitor has been put on a dollar comparitor?

Amechanic · « **Reply #72 on:** September 11, 2018, 09:21:06 pm »

Quote from: Proten on September 11, 2018, 09:17:04 pm

Is it possible that the cover from a quarter
comparitor has been put on a dollar comparitor?

If you enlarger the pic in replay #66 you can see that the quarters not installed in the correct spot. Itâ€™s behind the sliding head, not in the slot on the head.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #73 on:** September 11, 2018, 10:34:15 pm »

Ok I put the coin in the correct spot, but I still have the coins fall straight through,
I found the pseudo coin switch on the optic board it does give me a coin in.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #74 on:** September 11, 2018, 11:07:57 pm »

I think I got it!!!
The coin acceptor was misaligned with the slot!
Can I play now?

Amechanic · « **Reply #75 on:** September 12, 2018, 12:03:02 am »

If it accepts your coins and they fall into the hopper and you can spin the reels by the button or handle then YES your good to go.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #76 on:** September 12, 2018, 12:12:17 am »

Yes it works!!
I think it's paying out in credits like you mentioned!

rokgpsman · « **Reply #77 on:** September 12, 2018, 01:27:48 am »

Sounds like it is working, time will tell if there are any other issues with it, hopefully not. Remember what you have learned. With credits on the credit meter you can play the machine by pressing the Bet 1 or the Bet Max button, no need to insert coins when you have credits.

If you have a bunch of credits on the machine be careful about pressing the "cashout" button. The hopper will try to pay out quarters for all of those credits. If there are not enough quarters in the hopper then the machine will give an error and you will have to put more quarters into the hopper, then close the door and let the hopper continue the payout.

Amechanic · « **Reply #78 on:** September 12, 2018, 02:21:06 am »

Look good from here👍.. Next test is to try your hopper, say on a 10 to 20 coin pay out. Those games your winning do go to credit. Great job.

Bluefish11 · « **Reply #79 on:** September 12, 2018, 07:13:30 am »

Thanks again everyone!
I'm excited to be able to use this machine.
I was wondering if I press the cash out button what would happen.
How much cash does the Hopper hold?
The bill acceptor takes the bill in but spits it back out.
IllI have to try to get that to work.
Also now I feel better about starting to work on the other unit the 3 blazing 7 s.
Thanks for the knowledge I will remember what iveI learned.

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