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SirPeale:
Dom: please try to keep this all in one thread. You've got several on the same subject. I'm going to merge them.
_Dom_:
sorry first time arcade builder here
first challenge
ok spent the last hour googling but to no avail... the manual i found was for the cashflow 126 & 129... but it turns out i have the cashflow 126DFx could anyone possibly help me find a manual (it has linked me to the mars international website but its keeping my sessions)..
so i am begging for a Cashflow 126 DFx manual thank you very much
next question
it also has a terminal point but i can find no documentation for this can someone give details thanks
Dom
Felix T Cat:
OK, I'l chime in here.
The CF126 DFX is the same as the manual you found.
"The new Digital Feature extraction (DFx) technology is an innovation in bi-colour coin recognition and will form the basis of secure coin recognition for many years to come."
The pinouts are the same. Now for your next question. The CF126 needs to be powered (12v) and ALSO needs to be programmed for the coins you want to accept. If it is programmed for another country you will have to send it to a service center to be re-programmed.
There are a few output modes on the CF126, the easiest is a Parallel output (also called BCO or binary coded output). Different models have different configurations so without looking at that specific mech I couldn't tell you what coins output on what pins. In the manual it should tell you what pins are the Output A-F. If you apply power (to the 12v in) and get it to accept coins the next step would be to hook up a scope to each of the outputs (a-f) and see which one fires when the coin is accepted.
The other people above are talking about "mechanical" mechs, not electrical which is what you have. In their discussions it's easy to hook up. With an electrical acceptor there are many more factors.
_Dom_:
thanks for your reply, the only problem that i am seeing at the moment is the manual refers to either 15 or 17 pin models and mine seems to have 16 (well 12 space 4) this what what lead me to think they were different models, can i also ask where you found that quote
thanks a lot
Dom
Felix T Cat:
Dom,
You got mail.