Beaver Las Vegas Prize query

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:15 am

Hi,
i have a Beaver Las Vegas global games fruit machine, which is set on £5 Jackpot, however, the money prize on the main feature board does not correspond with this, and thinks its still a £15 machine. How do i change it, or teach the machine to not go above £5.
For the record, the lower money area by the reels works fine, its only the one on the actual feature board
Many Thanks

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:32 pm

ok, further to the last comment...i have now sussed its the little chip thing with the switches on it...i need to know the correct placement of all the switches...can anyone help?
there are 4 switches on the prize side, and 4 on the stake side...the stake side seems to be correct.

JG · Post by JG » Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:39 pm

Stake (2) Red, Prize (1), Brown = 20p play/£5 jackpot.

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:44 pm

done that, and it works, but still have this problem on the actual feature board... Is there a way of seperately re-programming that or is it all done on that chip thingy?

Doctor Jones · Post by **Doctor Jones** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:54 pm

do you mean the artwork?
ie does it light up behind £15 pounds whilst awarding you something less?

if so it's just a case of changing the decal from the inside, it should just slide out from the top. look in bottom of cabinet, the alternatives are often wedged in a bag pushed to the back

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:56 am

yeah if you like - the artwork is set for a £5 machine, but for some reason the machine thinks its a £25 jackpot (i got it wrong yesterday when i said £15), but only when you get on the feature board...thats why i can't get my head round it...
If you get 3 grapes on the reels for instance, you win £1-50 which is correct. If you are on the feature board, and press collect cash on say the £3-00 light, you win £7-00.
I have now changed the settings on the little chip thing to make it a £25 25p a go and that works spot on, but it would be better back as a £5 machine. I have attached a couple of pics to try and make it more clear what i am going on about.
The long and short of it is, i somehow need to work out how to teach the machine that collecting money when on the feature should be a maximum of £5, not £25 which it seems to think regardless of what the chip is set at.

Doctor Jones · Post by **Doctor Jones** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:53 pm

try setting it to 10p play/£5 jackpot

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:41 pm

that was what it was set on when i bought it...this is what i am trying to say...for some reason, regardless of what stake/prize setting you have the chip set on, the feature board money column is always set at £25...this is why i was hoping someone on here might be able to explain to me how to reprogram that part of the machine.

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Doctor Jones · Post by **Doctor Jones** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:59 pm

it not a case of "re-programming" the machine as such, just getting the settings right.

it should go to £5/10p, but thinking about it some machines, especially if it was converted to £25 from £15 may need to have different software,

is ther any bags of stuff in the bottom? maybe there is some eproms (chips) in a plastic tube?

or maybe decals, you could always put the £25 decals in if you have them !!

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:30 pm

nothing in the bottom, and its funny you should mention if its been converted cos the £5 decals in it don't look original. How do i get different software then to convert the whole machine back to £5?

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:34 am

so do you reckon it would be worth getting hold of a new stake/prize key to see if that fixes the problem, or is it more likely to be a software issue?

Doctor Jones · Post by **Doctor Jones** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:13 pm

if ican find some "ready made ones, I'll post them to you, but mostly every one seems to use the dip switch types now.

used to have a crib sheet with the various switch settings, and the pin-out to make up hard wired ones, but can't seem to find it anywhere, sorry :-(

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:37 pm

thats ok no worries...let me know if you find one...much appreciating all your help!

Phil

cyberface · Post by **cyberface** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:57 pm

those old epoch boards need new software to change the stakes prizes, im sure

Westierules2000 · Post by **Westierules2000** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:43 am

ok, so silly question here, but how do you change the software, or upload new software...i am assuming you must have to plug a laptop in to it or something?