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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: fredster on April 15, 2004, 08:50:43 pm
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Does anybody know of a web site that has tech support/manuals on the Mars Bill acceptors?
Anybody ever try and interface one to a Mame Machine?
(or anything else for that matter)
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Mars is very protective of their copyrighted manuals. You won't find any online. You *have* to buy the service manuals and interfacing manuals from them through an authorized Mars distributor. Mars service manuals are very expensive. I needed one for a particular model and they charged me $100. Mars bill acceptors also require some specialized test jigs/service tools/power cords that only Mars makes. When you talk Mars you're talking get out the wallet----ouch!
You will probably have to phone Mars directly to tell them what you need, then get all the part numbers and order thru a distributor.
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I'm just trying to determine how the thing hooks up. What kind of signal it outputs, etc.
I came up with zilch on searches except for some bits and pieces. SOMEBODY has got to have a manual somewhere.
I didn't find one on Ebay either.
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Best thing to do then would be to call Mars tech support and tell them what model you have and what you'd like to do.