Tommytheslug

Hello all,

A while ago I posted about this error message and got some well needed advice, but i'm back again i'm afraid!

I just leave the machine on permanently, and once it warms up a bit it boots up and will play in demo mode, which is fine for what i use it for.

However, a power cut the other night to the machine has now sent it back to displaying an error, and it seems to be taking much longer than usual to finally boot itself back up.

I've replaced the battery on the board, which didn't seem to make any difference, so i'm back at square one. I'd like to get it up and running before i spend money on the coin mech to be able to play it properly, and some people on here said i may need a new board. 

My question is if it plays fine in demo mode, does that not mean the program board is ok? If not, does anyone have or know where i can get my hands on a 'Star Wars: A New Hope' program board replacement?

I got the machine for very little money and it owes me nothing, so id be prepared to spend a bit getting it back to good working order. 

Also, as i've said before, i'm a complete novice to these machines so please bear with me.

Thanks for any help!

Hello all, new to Fruit machine ownership so please go easy!

Ive recently been given a Star Wars - New Hope machine and although i can get it working by re entering the date and mucking about with it, I keep getting an error saying no ID chip No characteriser, which Im led to believe could be caused by a flat battery on the board?

I've opened it up and had a look, all seems fine with some slight corrosion around the pins, so id probably like to replace anyway before it leaks and wrecks the board.

I suppose what Im asking is, is this likely to be the cause of my error, and being a soldering novice, how easy is it to desolder and resolder a new battery on? Also, will the game programme be ok following battery replacement?

Ive also heard about replacing the battery set up with a coincell holder, mounted away from the board, which makes sense in the fact that its easier to replace and also less chance of it wrecking the board if it leaks. Is this something that anyone has done before? and if so how easy is it to do?

Thanks for any help, Im away from home at the moment but I can upload some pictures at the weekend if needed. 

Cheers