[simong_uk]

Sorry for the multiple posts, but I’ve made some progress and discovered another issue.

I remove the small metal cover in front of the coin switch and found the leaves in the switch are quite badly bent causing them to stick in the closed position, so Ive bypassed the switch completely with a momentary switch (my plan anyway) and that seems to have solved that issue.

However, I have another issue where track 1 plays track 2, track 2 plays 3 and things remain like this until track 9 when everything lines up correctly. This appears to a very similar issues that another forum member reported here;

http://www.wallbox2mp3.com/en/forums/topic/packard-mp3-not-working-correctly/

It’s odd that I’m having the same issues, so could this be a software problem ……. or did I inadvertently buy the other member faulty Player-More ? 😉

[simong_uk]

OK, if I remove the fuse near the coin switch it stops but-plaing the same track and the very small LED on the daughterboard of the Wallbox card stops flickering – Could it be that I have a faulty / shorted coins switch ?

If so, how can I prove it and  if faulty can I bypass it completely with a momentary switch ?

Many thanks

[simong_uk]

Hmmm …. now the voltage on the fuse now reading 1.5v ….. something doesn’t seem quite right

[simong_uk]

Ignore that – I just re-checked and its around 2.3v on the fuse

[simong_uk]

Hi 🙂

Ive not added any mods for free play yet, just installed the kit as per instructions …… free-play was next on my list after I’d confirmed everything was working OK.

Ive checked the voltage on the fuse next to the coin switch on the right and it’s only about 0.75v …. does that sound right ?

5v in all other places

[simong_uk]

[simong_uk]

Photos attached ….

[simong_uk]

Unfortunately, that label appears to be missing from my unit.

there is what looks like a date stamped into the top of the unit next to the coin slot, it’s a 6 digit number ending ‘41’, so could that be the date ?

[simong_uk]

Unrelated question, but does anyone know where the serial number is located on these boxes and if it’s possible to date the year of manufacture ?

There’s a hard to red number stamped on the top of the box, but I was expecting there to be a plate somewhere confirming model etc

thanks again 😊

[simong_uk]

👍😀

[simong_uk]

Thanks guys – really appreciate the help 😊👍

[simong_uk]

Thanks guys

here’s a photo of my unit.

I’ve been told that the coin switch is on the right hand side by the fuse, but the coin doesn’t seem to go anywhere near this but seems to drop pretty centrally.

if this is the switch, how would I move this as its seems pretty embedded and not easy to access ?

Thanks again 

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[simong_uk]

Thanks guys – appreciate the help 😊👍

[simong_uk]

Manu thanks Scudie

that makes sense, but as you say, joining the tracks as one long MP3 would rule out being able to skip tracks on that album.

I was hoping it might be possible to have a folder with the MP3 tracks assigned to a particular playlist number that would then be played sequentially and possibly skipped.

Not the end of the world if not possible though

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