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    Default Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    Hello all, New member and feeling slightly nooby.

    Yesterday I came across the Metal army v2 pachinko. I had to have it, 40 bucks and a short drive home was all it took. Today when I came home from work to test it out there was no lights (except for the counter next to the "attack" logo light) a lit screen but black, and a error code on the back saying (E). After some time reading about how I could self diagnose (reseating cables, resetting the machine, filling the hopper) I'm still at step one. If anyone has any tips that would be excellent! Thanks in advance!

    BY THE WAY, this is my first owned. I have seen them many times before and always told my self I'd get my hands on one!

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    WELCOME!!!

    Is there any way you could post some pictures..Front and back??

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    Default Re: Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    Indeed I can! image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgAlso, the error I was having was also flashing H. And when I went home to snap some pictures it's now flashing 0 as shown in one of the pictures.

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    Default Re: Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    if it has an on/off switch there may be a reset button right near it.

    hold in reset button, then turn machine on while still holding in the button for a min.
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    Default Re: Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    Unfortunately I tried that with no avail, multiple times. It switches back and forth to the blinking 0 and E.

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    Default Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    0 usually indicates everything is normal...and i think H means hopper empty or no balls are making it to the payout mech from the top tray...have a few in that frame and will check that out...

    Edit:....just checked one out and it seems that appears to be correct

    Not sure why it's blinking O and E though
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    Does turning the shooter knob do anything or does anything happen if you drop a ball in the start pocket??

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    Default Re: Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    I was confused about the blinking 0 as well. I was hopeful when I seen it but still the machine refused to comply, haha.

    Turning the shooter nob only worked one time, shot the ball up through the board and fell out the bottom of the machine (no container to catch the loosing balls). now it doesn't do a thing when i turn it. Same with the start pocket, wont do a thing.

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    will mess around with mine a bit more and see what happens...and just to clarify, the "O" is supposed to blink,but the "E" is unusual... I think it indicates an error
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    Does this one have a dongle? if so try unplugging and reseating it, problems with the shooter knob are often because of the Dongle being knocked, (or if your hand is not making proper contact with the grounding ring on the shooter handle)

    of course you may have other issues also, but it's best to double check the dongle to rule that one out



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    good idea Angie!...just checked that out and my CR version has the port but works fine without a dongle...ive noticed some of the early CR machines are like that
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    Default Re: Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    To be honest I'm not entirely sure if it has the dongle. I don't think it does but will check anyways. Could all these problems be linked to the back light on the screen working but not showing any of picture?

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    At this point I would probably start checking all your connections....especially the ones around or associated with the screen
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    I see you've already gone through that process...hopefully some of the more experienced members can help you with the next step
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    Default Re: Metal Army V2- no lights, sound, screen lit but black

    I have, but thank you anyways alphaminor! Just a update though, no dongle. I did manage to get the shooter knob to work, 2 micro adjusters on the back side were turned all the way down, not sure if that's their intended purpose but it works. Still have the blinking zero and no picture on the screen, or sound. I'm begging to think there is a bad component in one of the boards. (Directly to the bottomish left of the screen, looking at the back.) Hissing sound, which tells me there is probably a faulty or a soon to be faulty capacitor. I'll break out the multi-meter here soon and see what I can figure out..

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