RIC Debut Hopper and Power supply Question

[RonB]

I recently purchased a Ric Debut machine and when you hit the bonus round it would run the credits up to 50 and then throw a "Ho" error code without the hopper ever issuing tokens. Upon closer inspection I found a two wire pin connector had broken away from the circut board in the main control unit. Is there a way to re-solder the pins to the board or am I better off trying to find a new control/power unit? Is there someone anyone would recommend fix this?

[pachiwall]

Post some pics so we know how bad it is.

[RonB]

IMG-20120729-00055.jpgIMG-20120729-00056.jpgIMG-20120729-00057.jpg Picture #1 is what I think is supposed to be there. Picture #2 is what I have to work with and Pic#3 is the power supply. I'm beginning to think just adding a couple of jumper wires would do the trick...

[pachiwall]

Does a connector plug into this...or does the hopper slide up against it with a connector molded into the hopper? MillionGod had a hopper like that, but the connector was much larger. If a connector plugs in...will a paper clip fit snug into the connector? If so, can you unsolder the broken pin, and solder a paper clip pin in its place? If not, how to gain access to the pin with connector in place? Can you get to that conductor from the back side?

[RonB]

It's a two wire plastic pin connector that runs to the hopper. I'm also beginning to wonder if it is this is not the original hopper as the transformer was moved from the original position to fit the hopper into the base. I removed the broken pins from the circut board and soldered in paper clips and put it all together so we will see where that leads us. I did try the token eject button on the front after the repair and ended up with the HO error code again. If nothing else I'll set the odds at #1 and reset whenever anyone hits a bonus. The door key and latching mechinism are missing on this machine so as I acquire additional machines this one may be moved to the corner anyway.