Ok, progress has been made. Ordered a new MPU and replaced it today and now I get error code 61.
So, clearly that board went bad (or I fried it), regardless I’ve moved forward a step.
I believe I need a clear & set chip to clear error code 61? If so, who has those for sale?
Or is there another way to bypass the 61 error? I think I read that it’s related to the bill validator, so I tried to remove the cash box which audibly skips the bill validator test on bootup but that didn’t do anything.
Thanks!