Hi-lo joker poker sms board problem

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Anyone know what I can do to get help with the board. It comes up scrambled, than it come up fine. Lately always scrambled. Anything on the board I can check? Another board works fine. Thanks Ron
 

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Scrambled video? Does the game seem to play otherwise? Sounds like a monitor issue.

And I hope that metal switch doesn't always just lie against the board like that...
 
The game doesn't come up at all the screen just stays digital looking with blocks of color so you can't play it. The monitor is fine as the game is fine with another board. The switch is only there because the board is out of the game. Thought maybe the battery might not let the game come up if its bad. Thanks Ron

Scrambled video? Does the game seem to play otherwise? Sounds like a monitor issue.

And I hope that metal switch doesn't always just lie against the board like that...
 
That could do it (maybe). test it and see if it's bad. EReseat any socketed chips. Check power...
 
Is the PCB by "Greyhound Electronics"?

You might also check the condition of your edge connector... clean the traces on the PCB and inspect the pins in the housing. Intermittent problems scream "connections"... which includes edge connectors, any free-hanging molex connectors inside the cabinet, and DIPs to sockets (as was already mentioned... "re-seating")
 
Bringing this back from the dead. I have one of these with a similar problem and am pretty confident it's the battery. But I can't find a manual anywhere for this game. Does anyone know what kind of battery I need or how many VDC it should be reading? I am also wondering if I could just disable the charging circuit somehow and just remote an alkaline battery?
 
Bringing this back from the dead. I have one of these with a similar problem and am pretty confident it's the battery. But I can't find a manual anywhere for this game. Does anyone know what kind of battery I need or how many VDC it should be reading? I am also wondering if I could just disable the charging circuit somehow and just remote an alkaline battery?

I have 3 gambling machines by Cal Omega and trying to find a manual is close to impossible.

I would check voltage, reseat the chips, and also clean the edge connectors. I'm pretty sure your problem is not because of a dead battery. 2 of my machines are running without batteries. The battery keeps the payout totals, etc and also if there is a power outage, it keeps the number of credits alive.

Looking at the original picture posted, it's looks like a 3.6V battery like the ones used in the CPS2 boards. I use it on my Cal-Omega board and it's fine. I think the original battery is a 3.4V.
 
Pretty sure it's the battery. If I poke at it with a multimeter while the game is on it will boot up, then freeze up again when said multimeter is removed. Very strange. 3.6v you say? Now I am thinking a standard cordless phone battery might do the trick. Currently reading 0.8v so it needs to be replaced either way. Already checked all connections and voltages at the power supply, everything checks out.
 
Pretty sure it's the battery. If I poke at it with a multimeter while the game is on it will boot up, then freeze up again when said multimeter is removed. Very strange. 3.6v you say? Now I am thinking a standard cordless phone battery might do the trick. Currently reading 0.8v so it needs to be replaced either way. Already checked all connections and voltages at the power supply, everything checks out.

3.6V is what I used on mine, but again, my boards are from Cal-Omega AND my boards are booting up fine even without batteries installed.

If you pull out the old battery, I'm sure it should tell you the voltage.
 
The battery just says 84-07 JAPAN on it. I removed the wrapping to find it's actually 3 small cells linked together. Google has no clue on this one. It seems to be the same type & size found on an MCR power supply and I know for certain that a cordless phone battery works as a good substitute in that application, and most poker boards I have seen with a battery attached are generally rated at 3.6v. Anyone see a reason why it wouldn't work here? If not, that's my next step.
 
The battery just says 84-07 JAPAN on it. I removed the wrapping to find it's actually 3 small cells linked together. Google has no clue on this one. It seems to be the same type & size found on an MCR power supply and I know for certain that a cordless phone battery works as a good substitute in that application, and most poker boards I have seen with a battery attached are generally rated at 3.6v. Anyone see a reason why it wouldn't work here? If not, that's my next step.

Go for it. I am curious if the battery will solve the problem. Please update when done.
 
Will do. What has me stumped is how the game will boot when poking at the battery with a multimeter. What could that meter possibly be doing to make the game boot?
 
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