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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 03, 2022, 08:30:23 PM »

Thank you, Bry. I set my connections up via this wiring diagram.
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/vmVwGxg/cctalk-diagram.jpg" alt="cctalk-diagram" border="0">

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by Bry on July 03, 2022, 08:18:43 PM »

show me your cm wiring diagram pls

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 03, 2022, 06:51:14 PM »

The video is linked below. I'm all out of options now. The green LED on the coin mech doesn't start flashing red until it is discovered by the coinkit software. I don't know if any experts can see something I'm missing. Thanks in advance.

https://youtu.be/VPEmTRmm6SM

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 03, 2022, 12:01:14 PM »

Thanks for that, Bry.

Yes, it seems to be the correct one that I bought already, but there was 3 of them in the parcel. I'm wondering now if there was difference between the 3 as I just used a random one!

"XTVTX 3PCS PL2303HX USB to TTL Serial Converter， USB to RS232 TTL Serial Adapter Converter 4 Pin Female Socket Compatible for Arduino Download Cable"

I'll take that video later as I passed out last night!

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by Bry on July 03, 2022, 08:26:14 AM »

this is the cable u need
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=pl2303+hx&_sop=15&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1

https://jukeblaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=1769.0

On SR5 pin 9 to ground puts it in serial mode

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 02, 2022, 10:06:58 PM »

Whenever I hit a dead-end, the LED on the SR5i usually blinks from green to red - if that means anything? I'll upload a video of the "sequence of unfortunate events" before bed and post the link!

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 02, 2022, 09:32:13 PM »

The operating system is Windows XP. Could the problems be down to the type of serial cable I've used? - Would there be a difference between a 2.0 and a 3.0 for instance? As Brian only stated it was a serial cable, I simply searched Amazon for something that looked similar with the same "ends" as which were shown on the video. It looked like one that was described as a TTL cable. I don't even know what TTL stands for, but that's the one I got. Money's no object, I'd just love to get this machine accepting coins.

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 02, 2022, 08:57:39 PM »

Hi Steve,
I've been alternating between an SR5 and an SR5i. The SR5i has an LED which proves power is actually getting through.
I've been doing a little research and I've heard it could be down to the serial cable I've been using. Apparently an "ser2pt.sys" could work? - It just seems like one problem after another but I'm remaining persistent! The PC knows which port the coin mech is connected to, and the power light is on - that's keeping me optimistic!

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by Steve on July 02, 2022, 08:15:30 PM »

What coin acceptor is it ? (model number) or picture of label...

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General Discussion / Re: Coin Mech Power Dilemma!!

« Last post by PMiddy001 on July 02, 2022, 06:20:28 PM »

I've finally got the PC online and managed to get the coinkit software up on the screen. I did splice through two of the wires coming from the PSU on the PC and the green light on the coin mech is on. I surprise myself sometimes!

I auto detected the COM port (currently it's showing on COM12 - but I have tried them all over the last hour) I then go to Diagnostic but there's "No reply, trying to reset coin acceptor" - I have a feeling I'm so close but desperately needing your expertise! Any help would be appreciated.