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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

... flesh, I guess you could afford to wind the Anvil back in a couple of mm. But that's not a lot and it's hard to say how much difference that would make. Like I said a couple of days ago The Dog and Anvil cause shows itself at the end of the pull . Is ...

Isn't the Dog and Anvil the pub where Mad Melons works behind the bar? If you go in there, watch out for Bearing Caps as he's a bit of a kicker especially when he's well oiled.

That depends on why.
The Dog and Anvil cause shows itself at the end of the pull.
Make sure the bearing caps on the back horizontal bar are oiled, likewise the kicker and slide reset mech.
If they're ok then post a photo of the dog and anvil the very moment before they trip.

BP

As I said, now everything is working just fine and only some fine-tuning remains. The handle is ... only way I know to adjust it is by moving the dog and anvil (or whatever it is called). As the timing now is perfect ...

... for a token vendor… just the overflow tube A and the bracket B or chute? at the top of the coin ... followed the service manual - started with the dog and anvil and played around with that until it was spinning ...

... you very much for that info. I have checked and I have 2 black plastic slides, 1 is for 5 coins ... similar machine which includes how to set the dog and anvil so I will try to follow that next few days. Happy ...

The dog or kicker should not stop the timing bar. The cam you mention does allow small adjustment as it is offset and you can hand turn around to the thinnest setting, but ... all the upper fingers. You can try adjusting the dog anvil, moving the bar inwards. This will give a greater ...

OK, so it's looking more and more like you need to adjust the anvil. Read this from the "tips & tricks" section. ... your fingers as you unjam it. Adjusting worn bandit "dog & cog" so cycle completes

OK, we had to fix the clock, and now we have. Perhaps tf and bp would like to comment ... I'm tempted to say the timing on the "dog and anvil" is out and the dog slips off too soon (before the ...

The clock controls everything on the wind-down and the slide brake plays its part on every cycle. ... has been pulled all the way down and the "dog" slips off the "anvil" and the unwind starts. The clock now takes complete ...