Hi, All:

New member, possibly won't be here long, depending what folks here tell me. 

I'm a 71 year old retired electronics technician, having spent my last 27 years at a local hospital taking care of medical imaging machines.  (Xray, CT, MRI etc.)  Before that I was an FCC licensed 2-way radio technician for Motorola.  My main hobby is restoring antique tube type radios.  I also play Dobro (poorly) in a Bluegrass band, golf (also poorly) a couple times a week, make my own real Brandy, do amateur astronomy, and take care of 10 acres in central Missouri.  I will attempt to repair almost anything.  I have done several jukeboxes, pinball machines, arcade games, vintage small appliances and, again, almost anything, the older the better.  Enough with the introductions.  Now to the business at hand.  I hope I selected the correct forum for the following:

 Wednesday My cousin brought me a late 70s "cocktail" version Space Invaders game and a Bally mechanical slot machine from Arizona in the hopes I could repair them.  I have the Space Invaders game working and turned to the slot machine.  This is my first slot machine.  I can't find any model or serial number information on it.  I haven't looked at the underside, though.  Once I got the lock freed up I opened it up and got some pretty bad news.  There is obviously a large sub chassis missing.  I know nothing about slot machines, but would guess it is a power supply and some sort of elaborate coin handling mechanism.  I'm also guessing that this is likely to be very difficult to obtain. 

So, a few questions:

1:  Can anyone ID this machine?
2:  Is there any chance I can obtain the missing chassis, and how much would it likely cost?
3:  Looks to me like it might need a specifically designed lower half that it would rest on, also missing.  Is this something I could build (I'm a pretty good woodworker and metal worker)  or would I also need to find that?  If so, some idea of it's cost.
4:  I'm a pretty darn good fixer, but this does look a bit intimidating.  Is it likely that there is too much specific technical education required for even a very experienced repair guy like me to overcome in a reasonable amount of time?

Thanks!!

Mike

Looking to buy a mostly-gutted upright S2000 cabinet with a 16" top. I plan to build it out to my own specs, so I'm not interested in the game kit, board, BV, hopper, etc. However, I do want a three-reel shelf and preferably a 5-button deck. Cabinet color doesn't matter, but must be chrome front (not gold). If possible, I would prefer to pick-up in the Dayton/Cincinnati/Columbus, Ohio region but could travel further for the right deal.

The schematic,  what is the issue with that? Remember your BV worked till you received a different MPU? Maybe the dipswitch settings are not set properly to enable the BV.

I have a issue.... My J16 plug is 18  Yours is 24.

The J2 is spot on. 

This is becoming a nightmare. 

  for helping me with the wiring.

I live in Southern California and bought a old Johnson Fare Box to restore.  The drawer on the front which is "Suppose" to pull out will not come out.  I was referred to some who lives close to me and they quit trying to help with when they got frustrated and could not get the drawer out after having it for 6 month.  Any help would be greatly appreciated, the glass top has been removed, so it's just the base.  Here is a picture of what will not open...