Unknown connector!!

[PMiddy001]

Hi all,
I'm attempting to repair a wiring connection between a coin mech and the XPC Shuttle PC in a Maygay "Touchscreen" Quiz Machine. A couple of the wires have come out of the connector at the PC end and re-attaching them is proving to be quite difficult. I was thinking about buying a new connector with wires already attached and then it would be a simple job of twisting the wires together and garnishing each one with insulation tape. I'm a dab hand at doing that and I've fixed so many problems this way!

Before I can buy the connector, I need to know what it's called. It's 6-pin male and looks very similar to a Molex connector but it's about half of the size. Does anybody know the correct name for one of these?

The connector fits into a PCI board on the PC that controls the coin mech. At the moment, as the connection is broken, the program is setting off an alarm stating there's a problem with the coin mech. Which is correct!

I'll post a picture tomorrow if my description is vague.

Thanks in advance,

Pete

 

[TheDaddy]

Hey Pete hope your well ? Yeh would need some pics. I hope you are soldering them before wrapping them in insulation tape ?? you can get heatshrink thats a lot neater and better than tape.

Dave.

 

[PMiddy001]

Hi Dave,
Yes, just a little stressed over this but apart from that I'm great - hope you're well too!

I haven't got any pics as of yet (definitely tomorrow) but I think what I need is one of these:

https://innovative-technology.com/shop/cables/hopper-to-cctalk-coin-mech-35q-cable-detail

According to the picture, I'm unsure if the smaller connector is the one that I'm looking for (it needs to be 6-pins) - it's hard to work out if this is the one from the picture. I'm sure the connector at the other end (CCtalk) is quite common!

Also the Microtouch has stopped working - but that's another story! I'll be happy just to get past this "coin mech error" screen at the moment!

(With desperate hope of finding another of these and after visiting several shops over the weekend, I removed the original block connector and have been trying "all day" to push the separate wires into the 6 pin connector at the PC end in different orders - I've established the power and earth so have been leaving those 2 as is. I'm sure I've tried every possible combination at this time!!)

Unfortunately, I'm an "Insulation tape man", Dave!

Cheers,

Pete

 

[PMiddy001]

I've been stupider than normal! - I found a 2004 PDF of the machine that I've been working on that had RS part numbers - These refer to RS Components. I had no idea that this company had been trading for so long. I drove over there yesterday (3 miles away from my home) and collected the required connectors and inners the same day. This place is like Maplin's and would highly recommend them to anybody who hasn't heard of them (probably everybody has!)

Looking at the PDF document, I was wondering which way the wiring diagram of the plug was facing. I asked an old work mate and he said that it varied. I knew I'd try the wrong way first but the mirror image combination didn't work either.

I then suffered a spell of the PC revving the fan up to top speed with the monitor not responding. I've since removed the graphics card and re-seated it. This has calmed the fan down but the monitor is still not responding. The monitor cable that attaches to the screen doesn't look to be accessible without dismantling it. I may need my mate Jim (fellow forum member) to revisit and discharge any danger before reaching in there?! Of course, I'll still be left with this puzzling dilemma of which is the correct coin mech wiring combination.

Cheers as always!

Pete

PMiddy0012022-11-08 22:49:45