Impulse Flashback asking for time & date

fallwood · Post by **fallwood** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:31 pm

Hi all, my Impulse Flashback has started asking for the time and date when switched on. All other memory info appears to be still there (hopper level,volume etc), and the machine seems to be playing ok.

A friend said he seems to remember that some impulse machines had 2 batteries , is this true and where do i find them.

I've not really had to do any repairs on the machine whilst I've owned it (2yrs now) so I'm not quite sure where everything is.

Any help would be much appreciated.

brian · Post by **brian** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:19 pm

yeah 2 bats----always on mpu (main board)-- only about 2 quid each change them both

fallwood · Post by **fallwood** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:13 pm

Thanks, any idea what the batteries look like, is the main board the one with the test button on it.

Edit: I just took out what I think is the main board (has 2 banks of dip switches to the bottom left, a row of oblong chips along the bottom and the test button at the top center), right next to the dip switches is a small green barrel shaped thingy, I think this is one of the batterys as it has a red + sticker on one end. Anyone know where the other could be or what it looks like.

Thanks.

brian · Post by **brian** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:43 pm

may be only one-----but bingo youve found it-----now desolder it and put new one in

fallwood · Post by **fallwood** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:45 am

Ok will do, how come it still remembers all of the other settings if the battery's dead ????.

brian · Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:51 pm

could be not enough power to store all imfo------ could also be one of the caps on the board

psxcity · Post by **psxcity** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:52 pm

always put a meter on it to confirm

brian · Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:55 pm

yeah---- we cant remember the small details lol

fallwood · Post by **fallwood** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:48 pm

Cheers thanks for the help.

Right then , I got my new battery today and am gonna fit it. After the battery has been fitted will the machine reset to an as new state, is there anything I need to do apart from leave it on so it can charge fully.

brian · Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:37 pm

dont need to leave on at all------- batt will charge and stay charged on 1st plug in----all yr settings will need put back on----also the machine will alarm --- ram clear--- dont worry about it it will start up

fallwood · Post by **fallwood** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:07 am

Ok then, I changed the battery this morning and the machine has retained all its settings (volume, book-keeping, hopper etc), it didnt ask for the time or date or give any message about 'ram clear', I've looked through all the menus that I know of and cant find anything to set the time/date.

Would this suggest that there is another battery somewhere or was I just lucky enough to be so lighting quick at changing the battery

that the ram chip didnt discharge.

psxcity · Post by **psxcity** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:06 pm

lol...wouldnt worry bout time/date they only really help when ya looking through error log files anyway

brian · Post by **brian** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:10 pm

so is the machine fixed now then

fallwood · Post by **fallwood** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:10 pm

It would appear so

. Thanks for all the help chaps !!!!!!!.

brian · Post by **brian** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:12 pm

pleased to be of asistance---another job well done

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