Deckmate 1 Guide (10 Viewers)

[minedelta]

Running like a dream

 

[justsomedude]

If you have rough/scaly looking belts. They’re probably worn out and need to be replaced.

Old vs new gripper belt…

 

[danopoker]

@justsomedude This is great information! So appreciated!

Replacement gripper assembly mounting screws for anyone looking. This appears to be an exact match on the DM1:

6-32 x 3/4 for the 2 gripper mounting screws

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To remove the grippers to check the belt and the pins, do you just need to remove the two gripper assembly mounting screws that you highlighted in this picture? Or do you have to take more apart? It sort of looks to me like there might be more to it. Any help you can provide would be great, thanks.

 

[minedelta]

You only need to remove the gripper arm from one side or you could remove it from both side should be a totaled of 4 allen screws then the two screws pictured in his original post. With my photo that he shared.

 

[justsomedude]

@justsomedude This is great information! So appreciated!


To remove the grippers to check the belt and the pins, do you just need to remove the two gripper assembly mounting screws that you highlighted in this picture? Or do you have to take more apart? It sort of looks to me like there might be more to it. Any help you can provide would be great, thanks.

You’ll need to remove those two mounting screws and then one of the gripper arms as @minedelta mentioned.

I removed the right side arm (green button side) by taking out the two bottom arm screws.

You’ll also need to remove a screw for the cable mount on the right side. And then unplug cables 3 and 23 (make sure you are properly grounded whenever working with electronics).

If you end up replacing the gripper belt you’ll need to take the motor off the mounting plate (4 screws) and then remove the belt attachments on both gripper arms (two small screws each). ***BEFORE*** doing this I suggest marking the backside of the gripper belt teeth (with whiteout, etc.) where they attach so you can transfer the markings to the new belt and get the arms back in the same place. See pic below…

While you have the gripper assembly out, grease up the grooves that the gripper arms slide on. I saw remnants of white lithium grease on mine, and used the same. A very small paintbrush helps a lot with this step.

 

[danopoker]

Okay, thanks you two! I took it apart and put it back together, but soon I'll go back and double-check all these items.

 

[minedelta]

I have taken these off the gliding rail before. I highly recommend not to. They work off of several small ball bearings and as soon as you release it it's very difficult to put it back together.

 

[justsomedude]

I have taken these off the gliding rail before. I highly recommend not to. They work off of severally small ball bearings and as soon as you release it it's very difficult to put it back together.


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I never considered pulling the arms completely off the glide rail. Glad I didn’t. This seems like one of those “now you’re f-cked” scenarios.

Thanks for posting this @minedelta!

 

[Old State]

Should I be worried about this belt?

 

[minedelta]

Nope, you will be fine

 

[Old State]

Nope, you will be fine

Ok good. I noticed the cracking the other night when I was adjusting it for a new deck

 

[junkandjunk]

@minedelta I don't suppose you know why upon boot sometimes, it's stuck at "Push GREEN Button 4 Times". I know it resets the RNG but I never triggered it via setup menu. It just happens sometimes.

 

[minedelta]

The bios battery could be giving out. The shuffler will work just fine with out it but the time and RNG just gets reset every boot. This is what it looks like and if you ever wanted to change it out. it may require soldering. I have never changed this out before though.

 

[junkandjunk]

33 minute response time with a photo? Someone hire this man for tech support at every company ever!

 

[Old State]

@minedelta I don't suppose you know why upon boot sometimes, it's stuck at "Push GREEN Button 4 Times". I know it resets the RNG but I never triggered it via setup menu. It just happens sometimes.

I’ve had this come up a few times….usually after adjusted for new deck and did an auto setup.

 

[justsomedude]

For anyone looking for a basic/budget side table for their DM, this one from Amazon does just fine for $21 until I get the time to build something a little nicer:

 

[BostnMike]

The bios battery could be giving out. The shuffler will work just fine with out it but the time and RNG just gets reset every boot. This is what it looks like and if you ever wanted to change it out. it may require soldering. I have never changed this out before t

Hi there, wondering if you can help with a DeckMate 2. see the error below. I'm based in NC and trying to find a tech that would help me avoid shipping the unit.

 

[minedelta]

Hi there, wondering if you can help with a DeckMate 2. see the error below. I'm based in NC and trying to find a tech that would help me avoid shipping the unit.

Without looking at it could be a couple of issues with either the home hall sensor could be bad or needs to be clean or aligned or maybe even the decoder needs to be cleaned or changed out. Let me check with some friends to see what they say.

 

[minedelta]

Hi there, wondering if you can help with a DeckMate 2. see the error below. I'm based in NC and trying to find a tech that would help me avoid shipping the unit.

"That’s the card weight maybe weak magnet or bad sensor." So kind of the same answer as me.

 

[BostnMike]

Without looking at it could be a couple of issues with either the home hall sensor could be bad or needs to be clean or aligned or maybe even the decoder needs to be cleaned or changed out. Let me check with some friends to see what they say.

The card weight tries to move flutters for a moment, and then I get the error. I took the skirt off, and after trying the touch screen button a few times, it fired again for a couple of shuffles. I went to switch it back to sort, but the error came back, along with a bad sensor error...

 

[BostnMike]

Any leads on a tech who might be able to help in NC would be amazing. These things are so delicate, shipping it back and forth someplace scares me.

 

[minedelta]

The card weight tries to move flutters for a moment, and then I get the error. I took the skirt off, and after trying the touch screen button a few times, it fired again for a couple of shuffles. I went to switch it back to sort, but the error came back, along with a bad sensor error...

Looks like your still new here. Got to make a few post before you can pm people. Or join to be a member here.

It's not always possible to know the exact problem with out running some test like having a second dm2 to swap parts out. You will eventually have to send to someone if you cant pinpoint the exact problem or if you do have a friend with a dm2 i would start there.

No one I know in NC. Maybe NY, FL, NV, CA and this one guy in Texas who could look at it (me).

Shipping it will be find if you want to be extra cautious I would use the expandable foam packs you can get from amazon. The only thing thst can be thrown off if the card height during shipping but if you know how to do that on a dm2 you should be fine.

I had someone recently send me 2 if their dm2s and it was just super bubble wrapped and no issues getting it back and forth. I would even double up and use a dense foam in addition to everything else.

 

[BostnMike]

Looks like your still new here. Got to make a few post before you can pm people. Or join to be a member here.

It's not always possible to know the exact problem with out running some test like having a second dm2 to swap parts out. You will eventually have to send to someone if you cant pinpoint the exact problem or if you do have a friend with a dm2 i would start there.

No one I know in NC. Maybe NY, FL, NV, CA and this one guy in Texas who could look at it (me).

Shipping it will be find if you want to be extra cautious I would use the expandable foam packs you can get from amazon. The only thing thst can be thrown off if the card height during shipping but if you know how to do that on a dm2 you should be fine.

I had someone recently send me 2 if their dm2s and it was just super bubble wrapped and no issues getting it back and forth. I would even double up and use a dense foam in addition to everything else.

Yeah, just joined today. I'm waiting for the system to update, I think. unless they have to be 3 separate posts and not replies ot a single thread.