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Functional Description of the Series AC2000 Changer
To follow along with this walk-through of your changer, fill the
hoppers with coins and turn the changer on.
1. When power is applied the validator will cycle twice, the
out-of-service LED flashes then goes out, the green LED on
the main logic board comes on steady, and the decimal point
on the main logic board number display will flicker on once
per second in the standby mode.
2. During the power-up mode the main logic board relay clicks
twice enabling power (120vac) to the validator. When this
relay is not enabled it routes 12vdc ground to the out-of-
service LED. Without power to the validator the changer
cannot accept bills. Since we are not in the error mode, the
red LED on the validator logic board is on steady.
3. When a bill is inserted into the validator bill slot, the bill
will be pulled inside. The validator then compares what the
bill looks like to its memory. After the bill is validated it
grounds the 5vdc lines causing a pulse along the yellow and
blue validator harness wires to pins 5 and 15 of the main
logic board. Each pulse stands for the amount of the
denomination validated. (i.e. 1 pulse for $1, 5 pulses for $5).
4. The 5vdc pulse then travels from pins 5 and 15 to the
EPROM chip (ver. DBCG-1”) pin #25. The EPROM sends a
12vdc pulse to the meter chip (U5) out pins #21
5. & 22 (one pulse per denomination validated). The EPROM
also multiplies the bill pulse by the DipSwitch settings (The
EPROM reads the DipSwitch settings during the power up
mode and stores them into memory.)
6. The EPROM then sends the hopper pulses out pin #23 to
pins 6 and 7 of the red 12 pin hopper plugs. These pulses
travel through the purple and brown wires of the hoppers
wire harness to the hoppers pins 8 and 12.
7. The hopper turns itself on with the first hopper pulse. The
hoppers counts the hoppers pulses sent from the EPROM
chip on IN3 (pin 12) while dispensing the coins at the same
time. When the amount of hoppers pulses in equals the coins
dispensed through the coin counting optical sensor the
hopper turns itself off.
8. The Changer returns to the standby mode with the decimal
point flashing once per second until another bill is inserted.
Functional Descriptions of Out-of-Service Conditions
Out-of-Service conditions occur for the Series 2000 changer for
the following reasons; low coins, hopper fault error, validator
fault, or a blown fuse.
1. Blown Fuse: an AC power spike in line voltage or a bad
transformer on the main logic board can cause A blown fuse
on the main logic board. If either fuse blows the indication
is the green LED on the main logic board will not light.
A. Replace the fuse. If the green LED now lights then
there was a spike.
B. If it does not and the fuse blows again the power
transformer is shorted. To test the transformer use a
voltmeter set for ohms and measure across the primary
(40ohms) and the secondary (1.5ohms).
2. Hopper Fault: A hopper fault can either be a jammed
hopper, a blocked coin counting optic or a bad hopper logic
board.
A. Indications for a jammed hopper are the changer
accepts bills, the meter counts up, but nothing or not
enough coins are paid out.
1. After 2 minutes the EPROM shuts off the
validator if the coins are not paid out
correctly. The “Empty” LED will flash once
per second.
2. At this point the three options open are to
attempt repair on your own, call your
distributor, or return the defective hopper to
American Changer.
B. Indications for a blocked coin optic or bad hopper
logic board are the out-of-service LED on the
outside of the changer is lit and the red LED on
the main logic board is lit and flickers off once
per second.
1. If two of the 3 green LED’s on hopper logic
board are lit then the hopper logic board is
bad.
2. If there is a coin or foreign object caught in
the coin exit window LED’s #1 and #3 will
be lit on the hopper logic board instead of
LED’s #1 and #2.
a. Take off the side of the hopper with
the 5 Philips screws. Pull up on the
exit window logic board and look for
the jammed item.
b. Ensure you have the pins aligned
before reconnecting logic board.
3. Validator Fault: When a validator fault occurs the
validator’s EPROM shuts down the validator and flashes
an error code via the red LED on the validator logic
board. When there is no error this LED is on steady. The
validator only gives bill pulses to the main logic board
so the main board never knows if the validator isn’t
functioning. Therefore the out-of-service-LED will not
light. (Seepage 10 for validator error codes.)
4. Low Coins: The low coin condition is probably the
most common fault. The EPROM on the main logic
board is constantly checking for low coins in the
hoppers. This is done with a low current 5vdc signal on
pin #3 of the hopper’s output connector. The voltage
then travels down the hopper’s wire harness on the
white wire to pin #7 of hopper’s plug. The signal is
applied to one of the gold low contact plates at the
bottom of the hoppers. The 5v travels through the coins
through the other contact gold plate to hopper’s pin #2.
It then goes through the black wire in the hopper’s
harness to pin #10 on the main logic board. Any
interruption of more than 1/2 a second will cause an out-
of-service condition.
A. Clean the bottom gold plates of the hoppers with
steel wool or fine sandpaper. Refill the hoppers
and try again.
B. Check continuity, (0 ohms) resistance, from pins 3
(white) and 10 (black) of the red hopper harnesses.
Make sure both hoppers are full and the changer is
turned off.
1. If the continuity is 0 ohms, replace the main
logic board.
C. Pull the hoppers out of the changer, then look at
the 12 pin black male connector that sticks out of
the hoppers. Place the continuity checker’s leads
on pins 2 & 7.
1. If the continuity is 0 ohms, replace that
hopper’s plate or adjust the hopper’s plate
female socket’s pins so that they are not so
spread out.
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