Star Wars - Fooling Sensors - Which connector for credits?

[Solidstate]

I'm well into my project to put my Star Wars in a cabinet with a ball lifter now.

The last part is for me to add a switch to the front to credit balls into the play hopper as and when required.

The only two-wire connectors that I can see are labelled CN8, CN9 & CN10 and they all seem to do the same thing (spin the reels and pay out a few balls).

Can anyone tell me which connector to use to just pay out a few balls without the reel spin.

[Solidstate]

Hi,

Me again. Is no one able to help me with this -

I've decided that I need to find the wires that lead to either of the two holes marked with the yellow arrows in this picture


Unfortunately the wires are buried deep in the machine and I can't trace their route. If I pull the machine apart I am 100% guaranteed to break it - trust me.

Has anyone got a Starwars in pieces that can tell me where the wire from either of these switches leads to. When I know that I can insert a push to break switch in the circuit and use it as a credit button.

I got my key in the post today and the machine works great opening from the front and reloading the hopper - I have just this one thing left to do and it will be perfect.

[arbycoffee]

The wires are buried behind the cell board.
I have seen
yellow & Red
Tan & Black
White & Black

[Solidstate]

Thanks Arby. So these wires don't work themselves out onto the exposed back of the machine.. How do I get to them?

Thanks in advance.

[arbycoffee]

Just what you don't want to do, dismantal the back boards. It is best to take out the cell to do this also, because the way one board is hinged.

[Solidstate]

Ok, I'm going to have a good think about this then.
Thanks for your help - at least I know where I'm looking now.

[Solidstate]

Thanks again Arby. I plucked up the courage and installed my credits switch now. I attached it to the Black and White leads going into the Orange plug .I managed to swing the circuit board open by unplugging a handful of leads (it helps that all the sockets and leads were colour coded).

Anyway when I press the switch now it pays out 10 balls into the play tray. A big thanks also to Logicprobe who suggested the original idea - unfortunately I didn't realise that one of his photos was showing a hidden circuit board - I thought it was the one on the back and I just couldn't match the sockets up.

[arbycoffee]

bravery is always rewarded