1978 Jennings skill stop slot machine - Do you know anything about this thing?

[Jasonmichael]

Awesome.  Thank you again!

[ramegoom]

I have one of those skill stop logic boards, not sure if it is functional since I don't have a matching machine:
http://www.ramegoom.com/john/j400_skillstop_modded/skillstop_mod_top.jpg

I am pretty sure a standard logic board would work in place of the skill stop board. The piggyback board manages the stops, and the board is heavily modified. I think Jennings used the same logic board circuits for all of their production, with extensive trace modifications for different machines (1 coin, 3 coin, 5 coin, one line, two lines, three lines, etc.). I have dozens of those Jennings machines stacked on pallets, which I will someday get to restoring:
http://www.ramegoom.com/john/jennings400/jennings_slots_24.jpg

They have been sitting since the 90's so they will need some TLC. As I dig into these, I'll post my findings, repairs, fixes and so on.

[Badbaud]

Wow, you should contact service@jenningsslots.com they do everything Jennings from what I hear.

[Jasonmichael]

Would you be willing to part with one of the boards?  And, if so, what would you have to have for it?  Thanks for sharing the pics.  Makes my mouth water seeing all of those machines just waiting to be played with. 

[ramegoom]

Actually, I'm not even sure they all have logic boards. I picked them up in Chicago from a filled storage unit, put them on pallets and shipped them to Colorado, where they're still sitting. At around the same time, I bought a boatload of Bally E series machines which I delved into first.

Now I'm pretty much done with those Bally's, so it's getting to be time to bite into the Jennings. Soon...

[Jasonmichael]

Very cool.  I want to be you (or many others on this board) when I grow up!  If you do end up having any parts available, please do let me know.  Thanks!

[ramegoom]

I will definitely have some spare parts after this project gets underway. Out of 25 machine, I hope to have maybe 20 of them fully functional, and there are a few that are missing key parts.
I got this one going 100% about two years ago. Great looking example of these machines:

[Jasonmichael]

That's gorgeous.  Do you happen to have any spare reset keys?  I had to remove the lock and would love to put it back in.  Also--any glass?  Let me know!  Thanks again!

Jason

[Jasonmichael]

Door lock key and lock, too?