Reel King hopper problems

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dazzer
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Reel King hopper problems

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Hi im having a problem with the pound hopper comes up with an error saying hopper swich error, any help on clearing this

The hopper is a Azkoyen hopper plus parallel 24v

thanks
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Re: Reel King hopper problems

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dazzer wrote:Hi im having a problem with the pound hopper comes up with an error saying hopper swich error, any help on clearing this

The hopper is a Azkoyen hopper plus parallel 24v

thanks
There is a microswitch underneath the hopper bowl, it switches with the weight of the coins in the hopper.

Check that first.
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Post by lee »

it could also be a jammed coin in the exit sensor
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Post by aaamusements.co.uk »

lee wrote:it could also be a jammed coin in the exit sensor
That would normally come up as an opto error though.
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can u give me a litle more information where the mircoswich is and what do it look like as i not to sure if i have found it.

Thanks for your help
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Post by aaamusements.co.uk »

I can't find a photo unfortunately, and not seen one myself for ages. One of the other tech guys might be able to give you a better description.... sure these have a switch under them though.
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Post by machine doctor »

Depending what machine and how old it is,Astra Used Azkoyen hoppers in their dome top machines,quite a few of those hoppers had only a switch at the coin exit,later replaced by opto.
The exiting coin had to push on a roller arm which in turn depressed the switch.
Common faults were the roller/arm had broken or collapsed or the wired micro-switch had failed,also check that exiting coins move the roller arm enough to operate the switch.
I have used Astra as an example because if there was a problem with the hopper exit switch the alarm showed as hopper switch.
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