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**Reel Slots** Gaming Machines => Bally Electromechanical => Topic started by: puckhead on February 20, 2017, 01:23:15 PM
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a guy wants to trade me a bally lowboy. it not working, it blows a fuse, but he says it has value working. can anyone tell my what to expect to get for it if i got it working and someday sold it? i'll post pics in a reply, they never seem to go thru in my orig posts.
thanks
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cant post pics, i always get fatal error
ill post a link
thanks
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pics
(pics added by mod, link removed) sts
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I had an error loading pics. Cant remember name. Used a simple photo resizer and made size smaller had no more problems.
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let try this
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i was using gimp to resize, but picresize.com did the trick, and free. the pic made it thru
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Glad you got the pics coming through. Nice looking machine, is it parts complete? Don't see the reel mech.
Price is what's someone is willing to pay and the shape it's in. Does it work consistently, and clean. I know that you said it's popping a fuse right now. Short somewhere.
$300-500 is my estimate. Working.
Just my thoughts, others will share their thoughts too.
Is there something the person wants in trade already?
Jim
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im thinking the same, that it isnt worth much. he said he has a friend out of state( i'm in NY) that said its worth well over a grand because its a lowboy. i doubted it, but absolutely defer to the opinion of this group. i have a nothing special 1960's jennings mechanical that needs work, and he wanted to trade. the bally isnt working, it pops a fuse and will probably be a tough thing to find. if i thought it had value and was worth the jennings and a lot of my time, then yeah, id take a gamble and go for it. if i get a bunch of replies saying 5-6 hundred working, then its no go.
thanks
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If it is as valuable as your friend thinks it is then he'd have no problem selling it like it is (non-working). A lot depends on which part of the country the machine is located in and the amount of interest locally. If you have to ship a machine to a buyer then the shipping cost often nixes the sale.
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I don't see any reels and can I assume that's the correct hopper on the top? also its missing the data plate below
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what fuse (amp size) is it blowing? It could be a shorted light socket, (coin bowl) lights tend to ground out.. Could have a bad light ballast, or power cord.. I bought a 5 reel E-Series a couple years back.. Seller said it just quit working.. Reason was that the hot and common wires on the power cord were broken and shorted under the machine.. :duh: New power cord and a good cleaning brought it back to life, and still in my collection..
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it blows the 50 volts, 3 amp fuse. there are no visibly burned coils. i know the guypulled out his hair trying to find the short and has given up. that is the hopper on top, the reels are on a shelf. il'l take a pic of the reels and post, if that helps.
thanks
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anyone have a 955 schematic, or know where to get one? i downloaded a manual, and it has block diagrams, but no schematic. no sense in thinking of getting it if i cant find a schematic.
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There might be drawings or schematics in the NLG download files area, you'd need to kick in a few bucks to support the site to get access. Since you are a regular user now going on 300 posts maybe you could make it official and join up if not already a contributing member, help the site? (disregard if you've already done this, but since there is no "badge" below your username it's not possible to know)
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ive kicked in about 50 bucks so far, but i think its time to just get on the monthly plan. i'm on it.
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Looks like they got your "badge" added showing you are a contributing member, good to see it and thanks for your contributions! Were you able to find the needed drawings in the NLG download area? I'm not sure those older EM's had a specific manual, in many cases the Bally manuals covered a whole range of models.
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If it's blowing the 50v 3 amp fuse, I would start by pulling everything I could from the machine, reels, hopper, then see if it blows.. You could invest if the newer curcuit breaker that fits the fuse holder. That way your not throwing money away on fuses. I would then try powering up the machine as just the cabinet. If that's good then try the reel assembly and so on. You can also unplug the door wiring at the 2 Molex plugs on the door. You could have a couple broken wires going to the door where the wires bend. Another place the check is the wiring in the back right corner of the reel shelf and by the handle release coil. Heck there could even be a beau plug connector pushed half way out and grounding on the cabinet.
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What Amechanic said. Pull all the units out and unplug the door molex plug.
Check the wires that rub the metal door jam near the top hinge.
Energize the machine, to see if it blows the fuse in the striped down state.
If not add componets back one at a time. Do the door last with the machine off.
Also keep yourself well insulated from metal parts and concret floors.
Would it be possible to post a photo of the inside.
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Puck:
I am in NY also. There are not many of us EM collectors that I know of in the North East and NY specifically. Since that game seems to be missing major components, reels, I dont think its worth much, even here. Perhaps the low boys are more desirable. Not to me. There is a guy in NY that has about 20 of those games WORKING that can be had for only a few hundred bucks.
Unless you are looking for a project to work on that game would not have more that $50 in barter power with me.
My 2 cents
Ra
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i have all the parts, the hopper and reels are out so i could move it easier. im still on the fence with it.
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Please keep us posted. What part of NY are you in? I just moved north of NYC off of I 84.
Ra
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suffolk county, LI
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Fill up your car and take a scenic ride. You can help me set up my new game room. Lunch and libations provided AFTER moving the machines. lol. Any takers?
Ra
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i drive 90 mile round trip to work every day. after that, moving the car in the driveway is too long :) .
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suffolk county, LI
That's a nice upscale area, you can buy all the LowBoy's you want, fix them and resell to your neighbors! :garfield:
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I want to know the guy who selling those working low boy EMs for 200 in NY?
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I want to respect NLG rules, the topic, and sender of this post so PM me and I will give you his phone number.
Ra
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I want to respect NLG rules, the topic, and sender of this post so PM me and I will give you his phone number.
Ra
Ra, you are such a gentleman!