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It's worth remembering that when you alter the dog and anvil you are affecting the depth of the reset cycle. Obviously if ...

I have a slightly odd (and possibly stupid) question. Over the last three years ... to pull after the restoration. I've adjusted the dog and anvil, tried softer springs - well, almost everything you can ...

... fingers won't retract enough so the discs and reels will be locked. I'm not sure I agree with ... increasing the height lifted. Adjusting the dog and anvil to be closer to each other will make the back bar ...

As BP says, it's going to be the dog and anvil. From what we can see, the dog is very worn (much more than usual). ...

Thanks for the reply! I've tried moving the dog slowly forward and still can't seem to get the right amount of lift for ... the three brakes are removed when adjusting the dog / anvil as I currently have them removed. As in, are they ...

It'll be the Dog & Anvil. Slacken the retaining bolt on the anvil and tap it closer to the dog. That will enable it to engage with the dog ...

... here regarding reels not spinning etc. and have taken all advise to try and rectify the ... to be working fine. Found some burring on dog and anvil and have smoothed that out. It appears the round thing ...

... playing up. I’ve noticed if I pull the handle quick the reels hardly move. Basically all ... this all makes sense. I’ve tinkered with the dog and anvil. Pulling it out made it better. I know just to do ...

Exactly this. I had the same problem on a SEGA recently, and all it required was a small adjustment of the dog & anvil.

... good news ... The anti reverse bar is holding and the teeth on the payout discs are in line at ... So, I suggest someone has fiddled with the Dog and Anvil adjustment, thus the mech is being fired before it ...

Badpenny and Coppinpr, the vertical fingers are held back. See the photo with the dog and anvil working and see the position of the large pin on the operating ...

Well, the vertical fingers are being held back, which is good.
And the Dog and Anvil are working together well enough, so I guess it's the reel kicker.

BP

... it looks like a simple case of the "dog & anvil" not lifting the main operating bar enough to ... the anvil. The photo shows (A) the timing lever and (B) the lug on the main operating bar, this photo shows ...

Is the handle stuck down? I'm thinking the anvil has been over adjusted and the dog can't clear it for dropping. That would leave it locked up with the vertical ...

... moves too fast. I get all the five clicks and it pays out correctly but way too fast. Have tried to adjust all springs and the dog and anvil. The time bar (clarified in the film with an arrow) ...

It is nice and clean, but that isn't the solenoid that operates the dog & anvil which is what I was referring to. That's a micro-switch on the other ...

... is on the side of the machine (marked in red), and once engaged will move a lever (marked in green) that will allow the dog (marked in blue) to lift the anvil and operate the machine. Try and see if the coin triggers ...

... workings of these then I'm sure you'll understand that without having the machine sitting in front ... the fault. For others following this, if the dog and anvil are greasy or the solenoid that activates them doesn't ...

... The others are looking for three of a kind and need to pass through three discs. First ensure ... an incomplete cycle and need to adjust the Dog & Anvil so that click 5 is reset during the handle pull, otherwise ...

It is part of the reel disc stop assembly and should return to the stop position when the main ... has got bent. You could first try adjusting the dog and anvil by moving the bar inwards fractionally