Microcoin Wiring

[Noob]

Can someone help with the wiring on the microcoin. I have been using MA 850s and thought I would try the microcoins out.
The MA 850s have a black, yellow, and (2) red/yellow wires.
the Microcoins have a black, yellow, green and blue.

 

[cbchevy4x4]

Black 24v Hot , Yellow 24V Common, Blue and Green One goes to Coin Input Signal on Timer and other to Coin Input Ground

 

[Randy]

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Install or replace long drop bracket on faceplate.
2. Coin cup may need to be removed and re-attached in order to mount faceplate.
3. Place Microcoin QL into the bracket and secure with lockable brace.
4. The two holes on the lockable brace are designed to fit over the screw heads on the back of the QL coin mechanism.
WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
Note 1: The blue and green wires are interchangeable.
Note 2: Dixmor timer users should skip to step 4.
1. Connect the black and a blue or green wire to the 24 VAC.
2. Connect the yellow wire to the Neutral.
3. The other blue or green wire (see note 1) connects to the
timer coin pulse.
4. Dixmor timers only:
Connect black wire to 24 VAC.
Connect yellow and a blue or green wire to Neutral.
Connect the other blue or green wire to timer coin pulse

Didn't you get installation instructions when you bought the coin acceptor? We've been tossing the Micro coin coin acceptors when they fail and are going back to the Slugbuster III. At least you can get a Slugbuster repaired.

 

[Noob]

Randy,
I’ve never used slugbusters before. I’ve only used IDX’s. That what my wash came with and I had pretty decent luck out of them plus I was able to send them in and get them repaired for a reasonable price. I don’t think that’s an option anymore as I believe IDX has gone out of business or been gobbled up? It’s unfortunate bc I have 4 or 5 MA 850s that I could’ve gotten repaired much cheaper than purchasing anything new. What kind of life are you getting out of slugs? What kind of life did you get out of the microcoins? What made you switch? Who repairs the slugs once they go bad?

 

[Randy]

IDX went bankrupt about 6 months ago and are now back in business under a new name, I’ve forgotten the name of the company. We at one time had probably 25 or 30 IDX coin acceptors. When they would fail we’d send them for repair, they would last more than a couple of months and we’d have to send them back. We gave up on them and as they failed, we tossed them into the garbage, where they should have been in the first place. We used the Slugbuster coin acceptors prior to using the IDX coin acceptors, so we have a lot of them, some are over 20 years old. We use the Slugbuster III with the EZ door. They last a long time, easy to set up. We are very satisfied with them. Getting one repair is very easy we send them back to the factory. The Micro coin QL are OK, they don’t stand up to the abuse in some coin box that get beat on very well. We found that the new QL coin acceptors area real PITA to program. What do you do with them when they need to be repaired.

 

[Noob]

Randy, is this what you use?

https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-3309-parker-engineering-p-83-short-drop-slugbuster-iii-coin-and-token-acceptor-with-ez-open-chassis.aspx

 

[OurTown]

Randy, is this what you use?

https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-3309-parker-engineering-p-83-short-drop-slugbuster-iii-coin-and-token-acceptor-with-ez-open-chassis.aspx

That is the short drop version. Here is the long drop version which is way more common.

https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-33...-and-token-acceptor-with-ez-open-chassis.aspx

 

[Keno]

IMO, Microcoins are the way to go. They are the best. We tried out slugbuster, they are way more finicky than microcoin. Slugbuster uses a sample size of 1 coin to compare, microcoin uses at least 10 as the sample size and more if you want, which all but alleviates small discrepancies in coins and tokens.

 

[Keno]

Did you get your microcoin wired in and working?

 

[Noob]

I think I'll try one of each and compare them. I do wish the micro coins were repairable.
Randy how much is it get a slug buster repaired?

 

[cbchevy4x4]

I think I'll try one of each and compare them. I do wish the micro coins were repairable.
Randy how much is it get a slug buster repaired?

Ive got both, for customer useability i like the microcoins more as they tend to reject less coins but usually once you get a slugbuster dialed in they are VERY reliable. I do like being able to send slugbuster in for repairs or recalibration ($65 was the last one i sent back)

 

[OurTown]

We are switching over to dispensing our new tokens in our changer so we reprogrammed all our coin acceptors for them. The only ones we have an issue with so far are the Microcoins. When learning with 10 tokens, afterward they don't always accept the same tokens we used.

 

[Stan Alan]

I recently sent 4 Microcoin QL’s in for repair. Price was very reasonable.

Call Adam Dalton 224-454-1124 or 702-643-1600 x201
Astrosystems, Inc.
2920 N Arlington Heights Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

 

[cbchevy4x4]

I recently sent 4 Microcoin QL’s in for repair. Price was very reasonable.

Call Adam Dalton 224-454-1124 or 702-643-1600 x201
Astrosystems, Inc.
2920 N Arlington Heights Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

What was the price? What kind of turn around time?

 

[Stan Alan]

$191.60 to have 4 units cleaned and repaired.
took less than 1 week

 

[cbchevy4x4]

$191.60 to have 4 units cleaned and repaired.
took less than 1 week

TY, i have one microcoin that was giving me problems about a month ago. i threw a new one in and was going to do some looking to see if they could or could not be repaired. This has helped tremendously.

Thanks again

 

[Noob]

Help me out here guys. I’ve got black hooked up to 24vac. Blue and Yellow to common. Green is tied to the pin 2 on the led 6 (coin pulse).
The light in the unit is green. I can hear it register the coins but it’s not registering with my timer.

 

[Randy]

Help me out here guys. I’ve got black hooked up to 24vac. Blue and Yellow to common. Green is tied to the pin 2 on the led 6 (coin pulse).
The light in the unit is green. I can hear it register the coins but it’s not registering with my timer.

Try hooking the Blue and the Green wires to pin #2

 

[Noob]

Still not registering with the timer.

 

[Noob]

I’ve got yellow tied in with pin 9. Black with pin 10. Blue and green with pin 2.