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Trouble-Shooting => Coin Mechanisms => Topic started by: Chrismac on October 04, 2025, 02:57:52 pm



Title: Cavalier 72 randomly releases itself
Post by: Chrismac on October 04, 2025, 02:57:52 pm
I recently acquired a cavalier 72 machine.  After a day or two randomly, the machine acts like someone has deposited money and you can just pull a coke out.  Once you reset, then it requires money again.  It will require money until it randomly trips again.  Any ideas?


Title: Re: Cavalier 72 randomly releases itself
Post by: johnieG on October 08, 2025, 04:30:48 am
What is the brand / manufacturer & model number  of your coinmech?   If it’s a CoinCo 9800 series, then it’s probably a logic board issue, typically a bad filter capacitor, if so then it will cause phantom vends & more often than not make the coinmech eject all of its change/ nickels (called “Jackpotting “) it’s a pretty easy fix this f you are handy with a soldering iron, if not then the coinmech will need to be serviced for repairs or replaced


Title: Re: Cavalier 72 randomly releases itself
Post by: Zerbie on October 09, 2025, 10:40:35 pm
Nice response johnieG


Title: Re: Cavalier 72 randomly releases itself
Post by: johnieG on October 11, 2025, 06:07:29 pm
And they are welcome (even if 90% of it will go over the heads of most millenials)  :tounge: