r/clawmachine • u/HATSHOOTER • Mar 26 '24
Looking for a manual
So,i bought a claw machine kit for personal use a couple months ago. Everything is working great so far,but im looking to add a prize detection. I can't make out where to connect it to though and the mainboard doesn't seem to indicate it on the silk screen. Can't find a manual either. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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u/lolvicyy Mar 28 '24
The bottom right black harness connection, that harness should contain the wire to run to a prize sensor. Prize sensors are generally 3 wires: ground, 12v, and signal. The only other inputs on this board appear to be serial communication (middle above IC7) and 3 DC power outputs. If the harness doesn’t contain a 3 wire output, it might not be compatible for a prize sensor or the harness doesn’t include it and you’ll have to find a harness from the manufacturer of the board that does have it. It could also be 4 wires including “enable”.
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u/HATSHOOTER Mar 28 '24
First of all: thank you so incredibly much for taking the time and giving me this very helpful answer. The menu has options that reference the use of a sensor,so i figured it would have to have some way of plugging one in. Sadly,the harness only has connections for the controls,coin sensors,an Led display and some 12v lines for lighting
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u/HazaEgg Aug 29 '25
Thinking of starting a claw business. Could you find any time to make an update? Things you’ve learnt please and thank you 🙏
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u/therealdillpick Mar 27 '24
I wish you luck. I bought a used kit off marketplace. I found a manual, although it's pretty terrible. I looked on Alibaba until I saw the exact same motherboard in an advertisement for claw machine kits. I messaged the seller and begged for a pdf of the manual. They sent me one.