Summary of Contents for American Changer VALICHANGER AC250 Series
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VALICHANGER OPERATIONS MANUAL SERIES AC250 American Changer Corp. Parts & Service:(888)741-9840 1400 NW 65 Place Sales:(800)741-9840 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 Fax:(954)917-5204 www.americanchanger.com Internet Address service@americanchanger.com Service Questions?: e-mail Table of Contents Specifications SECT. A: SET-UP & INSTALLATION Operating voltage 120 VAC +10/-15 % Uncrating &...
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AC line.) A simple way to check if this is true is to turn off the breaker at the fuse box associated with our machine. No other machines on location should lose power or turn off. American Changer is now building in a Surge Suppressor on every main logic board made after September 1 , 1998.
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UNCRATING AND SET-UP THE KEYPAD DISABLE KEYS The other set of keys are for the Keypad ON/OFF Remove your AC250 changer from the shipping box. Open switch in the back of the AC250. These keys will the door. (The T-handle is a screw-in type and therefor, must disable the AC250’s Keypad if you ever have to leave be turned at least 10 times counter-clockwise until it opens.) the counter unattended.
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equals the coins dispensed through the coin counting KEYPAD HIDDEN COUNTER FEATURE The remote keypad has a hidden resettable counter kept on the optical sensor the hopper turns itself off. keypad itself. To access this counter hold the keypad and The Changer returns to the standby mode with the red press the #7-#4-#1 keys SIMULTANEOUSLY.
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hopper pin #2. It then goes through the black wire in the Red - +12vdc logic board supply voltage. hopper harness to pin #10 on the main logic board. Any Black(s) -12v, 24v low coin sense ground. interruption of more than 1/2 a second will cause an out- Orange - +24vdc Motor supply voltage.
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1. COIN BOX REMOVAL 7. As the ‘coin box’ is being removed, carefully slide the ‘logic board’ out. The stirrer may stay with the ‘coin box’ or fall onto the center plate. 1. Place the hopper in front of you as shown, (looking at the outside of the ‘coin box’).
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1. COIN BOX REMOVAL 8. As the ‘coin box’ is being removed, carefully slide the ‘logic board’ out. The stirrer may stay with the ‘coin box’ or fall onto the center plate. 2. Place the hopper in front of you as shown, (looking at the outside of the ‘coin box’).
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COIN BOX ASSEMBLY (cont.) 2. Line up the ‘centre plate’ & ‘coin box’ as shown below. FIG 12a. 3. Route the ribbon cable as shown below. 4. Fit the ‘logic board’ into slots shown below. 5. Feed the level sense wires through the slot shown below.
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3. LOGIC BOARD REPLACEMENT 4. Holding the ‘connector blanking plate’ gently lift the ‘end plate’ away from the rest of the hopper. 1. First, remove the ‘coin box’, section 1. This will then enable access to the ‘logic board’. 5. To re-assemble, follow the above steps in reverse. 5.
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5a. TRACK PLATE ASSEMBLY The following 3 sketches show how to take the ‘track plate’ apart. The following 3 sketches show how to assemble the ‘track plate’.
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5b. TRACK PLATE REPLACEMENT 1. The gray shaded area, in FIG 7b, is the ‘track plate’ guide path. FIG 7b. 2. Once the ‘track plate’ is in position, turn the track through 720 to ensure it is seated in the guide path correctly. 5c.
6. GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY 4. Remove the gears in the order as shown in FIG 9. Access to the motor fixing screws is now possible. 1. Remove the end plate. Section 6. 5. To re-assemble, follow the above steps in reverse. 2.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TO USE THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE, MATCH UP THE PROBLEM, THEN FOLLOW THE SOLUTION SUGGESTIONS. After every step try operating the changer to see if the problem has been solved. Solution: Problem: Ensure the changer is plugged in. Ensure the on/off switch is rocked to the (1) position (down) . Unplug the female end of the line cord from the main logic board AC connector and plug it in again tightly.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TO USE THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE, MATCH UP THE PROBLEM, THEN FOLLOW THE SOLUTION SUGGESTIONS. After every step try operating the changer to see if the problem has been solved. SOLUTION: PROBLEM: J. The red “empty” LED on Ensure the hopper is not out of coins. (There should be enough coins in the hopper to cover the gold low-level contact plates.
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#1 - 1041-24-01 Motor #2 - 1041-24-02 Motor Side Cover #3 - 1041-24-03 Center Plate #4 - 1041-24-04 End Plate #5A- 1041-24-05 Counting Optic Board #5B- 1041-24-06 Optic ribbon cable. #6 - 1041-24-07 Red track plates (16 per belt) #7 - 1041-24-08 Logic board wire harness #8 - 1040-24-113 Male 12 pin connector...
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