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by slotalot
Tue Sep 26, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Gumball size
Replies: 6
Views: 990

Re: Gumball size

Hi Jerry. :tarah:
I believe the Ford gumball machine takes 1/2 inch diameter gumballs. !!JUGGLE!!
by slotalot
Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:50 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Chicago Coin Steam Shovel
Replies: 4
Views: 589

Re: Chicago Coin Steam Shovel

Thank you for the photos. The good news is, the only thing wrong with your bucket is the missing rivet. Everything else looks fine. When you replace the missing rivet the two parts must be able to move freely. To make the bucket work correctly, you need to find an "Eclipse" button magnet o...
by slotalot
Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Chicago Coin Steam Shovel
Replies: 4
Views: 589

Re: Chicago Coin Steam Shovel

Hi, and welcome to the forum. It has been some years since I did the Steam Shovel and I no longer have the machine, so I will be working mostly from memory !PUZZLED! which gets worse the longer I have it. :lol: It would help if you could post some photos of the bucket, showing the damage, and from t...
by slotalot
Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Bally Money Honey/Super Sonic conversion
Replies: 47
Views: 5856

Re: Replacement step motor

Good to hear you have it sorted. May have been some solid grease in the gearbox. Can happen when machines have been left in storage for a long time. !!THUMBSX2!!
by slotalot
Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Bally Money Honey/Super Sonic conversion
Replies: 47
Views: 5856

Re: Replacement step motor

OK, this tells me the motor is working. The problem is likely to be with the gearbox. Your motor is an older version and the gearbox is riveted to the motor. The newer ones are clipped on. The problem is likely to be the fibre gear wheel inside the gearbox. As you have nothing to lose, you might as ...
by slotalot
Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Philip Shefras Plentywin
Replies: 25
Views: 76447

Re: Philip Shefras Plentywin

As for the old pennies, can any of you sell them to me or can I find them on Ebay? Old British pennies can wear a little thin over time. This can cause problems with the payout on some machines. Always better to use "new" uncirculated coins if possible, as these are guaranteed to be of un...
by slotalot
Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:04 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Bally Money Honey/Super Sonic conversion
Replies: 47
Views: 5856

Re: Replacement step motor

You might have tried this already, but I have to ask you anyway.
Have you tried the 2 blue motor wires connected direct to a 240 volt supply, or have you only tested it when wired into the machine? !PUZZLED!
by slotalot
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Bally Money Honey/Super Sonic conversion
Replies: 47
Views: 5856

Re: Replacement step motor

Just for your information, this is a synchronous motor, not a stepper motor. What is the problem with it? Is it the motor or is it the gearbox that is faulty? You can get a new one from RS. for £120.90 +vat. !!SHIT!! https://export.rsdelivers.com/product/crouzet/82334728/crouzet-anti-clockwise-synch...
by slotalot
Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Universal Products Inc. Gold Mine - very long shot
Replies: 6
Views: 1272

Re: Gold Mine - very long shot

I am a little late to the party on this one, but as I was researching something else !!JUNK!! I came across a reference to this machine. It was actually made in 1977, a lot later than thought :oops: and had a very short life as a product. It was trying to compete with the birth of the video game mac...
by slotalot
Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:00 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Buzzing ballast?
Replies: 7
Views: 631

Re: Buzzing ballast?

That's a right old-time operators way to fix the problem. !!THUMBSX2!! As they used to say, it's only broken if the punter can't get his coin in the slot. :cool:
by slotalot
Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Buzzing ballast?
Replies: 7
Views: 631

Re: Buzzing ballast?

They can fail and become noisy with time. Best thing to get a like for like replacement, or maybe change it for a modern electronic unit. :cool:
by slotalot
Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Stevenson and Lovett Fireworks
Replies: 57
Views: 21470

Re: Stevenson and Lovett Fireworks

Nice work Geoff. Not an over complicated machine, but it does make you gasp a little, the things they thought were ok with relation to electrical safety back then. :!: I gave up repairing other peoples EM machines about 6 years ago, I still get people asking me, I will point them in your direction f...
by slotalot
Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ace Ring O Bells wiring
Replies: 1
Views: 237

Re: ace ring o bells

Have you tried here, Ron Clark might be able help you :cool:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1501266 ... rch/?q=ace
by slotalot
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Old flasher unit identity
Replies: 8
Views: 591

Re: Old flasher unit identity

I am fixing an old two player arcade game and came across the below unit inline to a 240v light fitting... It is described as flasher type B and is a simple unit with a leaf item wind with fine wire and a contact at the end that does not touch a contact underneath... You could try something like th...
by slotalot
Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: Justice Scrutton's Tipple
Topic: The end of The Seaside Arcade?
Replies: 15
Views: 2054

Re: The end of The Seaside Arcade?

People are walking blindly into a cashless society. If this new world order get their way, everything you have will be sat digitally on their computers. You will have no backup when the technology fails, no spare cash at home or in your wallets, no more living off grid, no more cash in hand jobs. Ev...
by slotalot
Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:52 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Jennings Chinese Front plastics & plating
Replies: 20
Views: 7127

Re: Bleeched Jennings Chinese front lenses

It may sound silly, but I have used toothpaste and a soft rag to gently get light scuffs out of plastic in the past. It takes a little time and you can’t rush the process. Not saying it will work for you, but I can’t see why it shouldn't work. It must be worth a try. :!?!: Another way is to flash ov...
by slotalot
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Jezzard Tap a Coin
Replies: 15
Views: 1415

Re: Jezzard Tap a Coin

Hi, Just sent you a private message. !!JUNK!!
by slotalot
Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Jezzard Tap a Coin
Replies: 15
Views: 1415

Re: Jezzard Tap a Coin

I quite agree the circuit will be a simple one, and I would also try to get the circuit traced and down on paper. :cool:
by slotalot
Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Jezzard Tap a Coin
Replies: 15
Views: 1415

Re: Jezzard Tap a Coin

The circuit on this machine has got my attention. Been trying to work it out for some time now. I think I have worked out what the 2 N/C microswitches are for. I think they are part of a relay reset after a 4p payout. Are there any switches in the payout slide itself to sense if the slide has moved ...
by slotalot
Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Jezzard Tap a Coin
Replies: 15
Views: 1415

Re: Jezzard Tap a Coin

moonriver wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:01 pm There is a lot of walking around going on! :HaHa:
He also owns a shoe shop... :cool: