Hamilton credit card acceptor problem

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I just realized that my credit card acceptor has not been working for around a week so I checked it out with a voltmeter.  The meter was telling me that the credit card reader was dead.  So I called Hamilton to help me troubleshoot the problem.  First problem was they could not dial into my entry system (acw-5).  So I tried to post a report by hitting F2, F2, Y on the handheld.  That is why the handheld (first picture) had the “LAST POST **ERRORR**” message, this means that the entry unit can not dial out.  The problem ended up being a punch down that broke (second picture).

Then I called Hamilton back again and they trouble shot the credit card acceptor again and declared it dead.  It is still under warranty so Randy Nix at Eagle Car Wash fixed me up and they are going to send me a replacement.  I really appreciate Randy; he is a great Hamilton Distributor and guy.  He even calls back and handles problems for you!

Hamilton credit card download procedure

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Hamilton credit card download procedure is lots of fun and you get to use the $411 handheld.  But Hamilton charges you $100 everytime you change your credit card information.

Basically, a Hamilton tech dials into your entry unit and you mash buttons on your handheld.  It counts to 5, dials back to Hamilton?  Then they restart the credit card computer.  Your name comes up on the handheld and you are done.  Now you check the credit card reader.

Hamilton Handheld works!

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I finally got my Hamilton handheld (TT120EKR2-1) to work with no help from Hamilton support.  Hamilton support always blamed the $411 handheld unit (which I have 2 of) saying there was a problem with them.  Of course Hamilton is not allowed by the manufacturers of the handheld to repair the handheld.  So support just recommends to replace the handheld, never mentioning the data cord, which I already had a problem with.  So I got a replacement data cord and everything worked great.