Rowe Changers and new $5'S

[GoBuckeyes]

Hello all, I've read all the threads regarding the new $5's and other various bill acceptors. I, however, have 8 Rowe BC-1400's. Is there an eprom upgrade for the computer boards or will the boards need to be replaced. If its the latter, there will be some Mars conversions in my future.

 

[Randy]

The Rowe $5 upgrade EPROM isn?t out yet, it?ll be a chip change just like the last one. The last I heard they were going to start shipping them out at the end of March. The Rowe BC1400 Mars conversion should be available soon.

 

[Bill Manke]

You might want to try the new 5 first. I just got 2 new $5 bills. so I tried them in both of my rowes and they accepted them fine.

 

[Fatboy769]

You might want to try the new 5 first. I just got 2 new $5 bills. so I tried them in both of my rowes and they accepted them fine.

Bill, do you know what chip you have in your changers? I have 2 BC-200 changers with chips that say v1.1 new bills and neither one them will take the new $5.


Scott

 

[Bill Manke]

Scott
I will have to look at my changers. But I am going snowmobiling for about a week. will try to check when we get back. Bill

 

[galen]

Scott
I will have to look at my changers. But I am going snowmobiling for about a week. will try to check when we get back. Bill

I did my BC1400's myself. I gutted them and put Mars in them.

 

[Champion]

Any reliable update on the Rowe update?

 

[Whale of a Wash]

I talked to baca's changers on monday , Rowe had just shipped them out I guess, Maybe only a couple of weeks left. I think the smart money is on the Mars conversion. Now that rowe has a mars conversion, I think they are one step closer to a "acceptable" changer.
john

 

[Randy]

I checked with Rick at Rick?s Technical and he told me that Rowe has started shipping the $5 upgrade on the 8th of May. But don?t be looking for the upgrade to arrive any time soon, the back order list is huge I guess.