[Jukebox-list] DBV2

[Tony Miller]

At 04:42 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
>Tony;
>Yes I do have the small board in the MIK1.
>However, I can get the Validator to accept bills, and pass them 
>through, but they do not register for credits. The coin mechanism 
>works flawlessly.
>The guy that I talk to, was a former route man, and now does boxes 
>on the side in retirement. He mentioned that the programmer needed 
>to have a diode added to activate the validator. Ron Rich says 
>that's B.S.( I tend to agree with Ron) I've traced it dowm through 
>my trouble shooting pages, and it points to the Graybox as a 
>possible culprit, but the graybox works great with change.
Dan;

The gray box has nothing whatsoever to do with credit.  That is the 
responsibility of the black box.

>Here is an oddity that may be a hint as to what is going on. When I 
>connect the validator and pass a bill through, like I mentioned, I 
>get no credit. Now here is the odd thing. For about the next ten 
>cycles when I put in a coin, the first song played is ALWAYS random, 
>then it plays the selections I chose. After about ten cylcles it 
>settles down and plays songs as selected by me. I usually just 
>reject the first song, and go from there. I do not lose any plays, 
>the random one is always a freebee. So maybe it is registering the 
>bill, but not activating the credit circuit, but somehow just plays 
>10 randomn selection. Whatever the coin mechanism activates, the DBV 
>is not doing likewise, I don't have a clue as of yet, but I 
>guarantee I will be an expert before long.

All the credit system does is to unlock the selection system when 
credit is established.  Without credit, a selection cannot be 
made.  There is no other relationship between the two, except that 
the credit function and selection function is housed within the black box.

I would suspect an interaction between the DBV wiring, the DCC 24 VAC 
supply, the tormat sense loop connection to the DCC (check for 
corrosion or a bad ground), and the regulated power supplies.

Since you have it at home, I would seriously consider just unplugging 
the pricing programmer to put the box on free play.


Cheers,

Tony Miller

>I'm finding out, I think I'm the only one on the planet that has a 
>bill validator in his home box, but I want it all originjal.
>Regards;
>Dan
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