CanonMan

I'd probably do the same because it's an awkward shape with lots of holes in it. Be careful with that white mold though, it's nasty stuff.

If the battery hasn't left a trail of destruction behind then you may be lucky enough to find that a replacement will get the machine working again. Carefully snip off the battery and take some clear photos of the area around it.

Most of the guts are missing.

....which IIRC makes it pay out in 10p coins instead of 50p coins.

I think you're right with that. If it thinks the 50p tube is empty then it pays in 10p coins instead. Pop the correct working sensor on the 50p tube and the fault should disappear.

eBay don't need to tell you, all you have to do is look up the seller and see if it says 'Not a registered user' next to the name. I would have a look at all the names he's used myself, but I can't be arsed. Good riddance to the fucker.

Which they won't do because they want their commission.... eBay are bent as fuck as well MHO.

He's got another three or four accounts. He won't give a fuck about losing one of them and he won't change his ways either.

A short circuit between either the 12 volt supply or ground pins, and the output or enable pins on any of those coin level sensors would cause havoc with the switch inputs, including the DIL switches. That's where I would be looking... Unplug the 50p level sensor from the loom and check for shorts between all four pins on the sensor. If there are any, that's what is causing the fault. Might be worth checking the other sensors as well.

The Dataman S4 won't. Mine doesn't anyway. Not many programmers do, because of the need to supply three different voltages to power a 2708.

Nice one!

Completely agree with you. I've tried the cheap ones, they're almost always crap. Had to bite the bullet and buy the proper ones, second-hand of course!

Poor sound could well have been due to the -12 volt supply being shitty or missing altogether.

True, but we can't all afford to buy the manufacturer-recommended crimpers unless we can find them second hand on eBay for a fraction of the normal price.

Tube sensors are usually on the orange plug. Follow the oranges wires back from the sensors using the continuity test on your multimeter.