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Ok finally had time to get a video of the cabinet working. The top buttons need wiring up but it's getting there now .

Yeah was begining to lose the will

I have just done another test. So in mode 1 the hopper works apart from when you test hopper and it empties the hopper completely. What I did was check on notepad when it was emptying the hopper and it was outputting [[[[[. This ment it was registering the coin output. I re did the the inputs and re did the wiring and now on an mpu5 machine it is now dispensing the correct coins!!!! Finally everything seems to be working at last!! Thanks for all your help on this! Hopefully it will work on a scorpion 5 layout also

Ok I will check this later and give an update. I have the Azkoyen Hopper U but its still the coin pin I will check. The hopper has 3 modes. Mode 1 will let me hold the test button and it will constantly dispence coins but when you test hopper it won't stop. Mode 2 when you click test the hopper will start spinning but won't stop even when you stop clicking the test button (opposite to Mode 2) Mode 3 I think works by waiting for a pulse. Not when you click the test button it will despence 1 coin and stop. Quickly tap test 3 times and it will dispence 3 coins. When I click test hopper in this mode I get the 10 second delay and it won't payout. This mode seems to be the one that sees the coin dispensed. It just ends up looking like its waiting for the pulses when an actual payout is made. Not sure what Mode it's supposed to be in yet but I will try to test the coin pin later and see that its working

Ok I have tried it with King kebab which is an mpu5 and it does the same. Its like its not registering the coin coming out. I have cleaned the sensor and still does the same

Currently using a scorpion 5 layout. I'll try another layout

Ok progress!! I have now managed to get the hopper working with payouts. The only issue is when I win £2 and collect, it will keep emptying the hopper. Is there a setting I need to change?

Hey all. Ok a huge thank you to Andy at Ultimarc!! My I-PAC was buggered and he sent me a new one out so I am now back to where I was. Ok so everything is now working as it should apart from the hopper. If I set up the hopper and test while it highlighted it chucks out a pound instantly. If I click test hopper it waits for about 10 secs and then chucks out a pound. If after 5 seconds after I click test gopher I close the software the pound will then instantly come out. Its like something in the background it thinking. I still can't get a fruit to pay out although I think it's due to this issue. I am so close to it all working as it should!!

So I have been speaking to Andy at ultimarc and we have been trying to sort the I-PAC and it completely died. I have now sent it off to them to be repaired or replaced. Got to say Andy is really helpful!

Problem is if the ipac isn't connected then winipac shows no board. Am beginning to think it's buggered so may have to buy another one

Yes still doing it with all the wires disconnected. It was fine with the new ground. It was when I was trying to sort the hopper test delay I was getting. I think something must have happened then

If the board it stuck thinking there is a keyboard press, then if I have all wires out and put in a ground wire and touch each input, shouldn't that get the ipac to reset as an on and off?

Yes tried on another computer and swapped ports on there but unfortunately no differenc. Its like the board needs flashing to reset it

@Amusementsdo you mean the ipac or the pacdrive? Ok here is what I have tried. I have taken all of the wires out and plugged the ipac into another pc. Same problem. Just spams 5555555555 and opens explorer. I have tried reseting it with the winpac to default but it locks up when uploading the settings to the ipac. I have started MFME and then plugged in the ipac which didn't change anything

Someone find me a wall to hit my head on! So thought I was nearly there but now my pac drive is playing up now! Its glitching so it keeps doing a keyboard press as if your holding the button down. I can't log into it as it starts to lock the pc up!

@Road Hog Mad I got mine from e-service directly as they were the same price as the ebay ones

@Road Hog Madyeah I was shocked how much they were! Think I paid £61!

@Road Hog MadI used an azkoyen parallel hopper

Yes a massive thank you to everyone who helped with this! We couldn't have fixed it without your guys help! I will try and test this later. It could have been due to it not being on a proper power supply. I have ordered one now so if it comes today I will wire it up and test it again. If that doesn't work I will clean the coin sensor @No1Stoneyand try again

Ahh ok cool. Have you had it pay out properly when you win on the machine yet?

Yes mine is now working! Phew!! Doesn't want to pay out on a game yet but it is working when you test it in config. Is there a 20v output on the pc psu @cja272?

Thanks for that. Slowly but surely getting there now! Ok I have had a break through. With the 24v power connected to common ground the hopper works fine and as it should when you test it. Finally it has life. The only issue I now have is when you click on test it will instantly pay out a coin. If you click on test hoppers there is a delay of about 10 seconds and then it will chuck out a coin. Also when you win in a game it waits for 10 seconds and only pays out 1 coin even if you win a few.

I will test the ipac and pacdrive later to check for shared ground. @Regis this diagram correct now? The 24v now shares the same ground as the 12v and as the pc shares this ground the ipac and pacdrive should all share the same ground. I wasn't sure if you could put the 12v and 24v negatives together but it seems you can

Would this be a suitable 24v psu? SHNITPWR 24V Power Supply 10A 240W AC DC Adapter, DC 24 Volt 10 Amp Switching Power Converter Transformer LED Driver 110V / 220V AC in for LED Light Strip 3D Printer CCTV Security System LCD Monitor https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TTRY6XF/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_3MB99X29TFTVG393EQ6E

This is a good post from @cja272as he is having the same issues as me thank you