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plazmapete
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machine resetting

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i have a bell fruit machine with scorpion board in it.
after 3 or 4 spins it keeps reseting.if i dont play the machine it stays on no trouble.
any suggestions ??
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Post by blackmogu »

Perhaps a quiz machine programmer had a hand in designing the software for your fruit ? :P
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Post by mr lugsy »

power supply maybe .
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Post by dazzer »

What psu is in this machine
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Post by thong »

if its a scorpion 4 its a common problem relating to the 5v dropping at the mpu
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Post by plazmapete »

Thanks for that
i sold the machine on.
New owner looked on the net and thort it mat be the psu
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Post by thong »

Just for reference, tweaking the 5v on the psu can help (if you overtweak you will damage mpu), the real fix is to replace all black and red wires/connectors from psu to mpu
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Post by stewy »

yeah common fault on these ive had a couple were ive replaced the loom and it's been fine thereafter
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