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bobmueller:
I now own a Bally 873 5 coin slot. Very much like the one in Nurbo's post. It's got some issues and hoping I can find some help here. I'll post some youtube demos of the operations and failures but wanted to find out if anyone is listening before going through that.



[size=78%]A list of what's going (roughly in order of importance) on follows.[/size]



1. [size=78%]Coins are just dropping through to the tray. First coin will sometimes get stuck, a second coin will push it through. Occasionally the gods bless a quarter and it operates normally.[/size][size=78%]     [/size]
2. I think it's a managers key or some sort of reset key that is broken off. Directly under the handle, operates a lever switch.
3. Top panel doesn't seem to have power.
4. Sometimes when closing the door it will shoot between 5 - 25 coins seemingly at random
5. Door is "wonky" barrel key won't come out (I can get it out with the door open). Likely just an adjustment. Owner just left the key in the side. - I suspect that this machine got dropped off a stand
6. The internal counter on the reels doesn't advance.
7. There are yellow wires that have been clipped all over... think they are service lights. There's also a black and strip black green wire exposed on the hopper... also something used in the casino?
8. The bell sounds like a moose.
9. During testing I hit 3 bars and lost track of the payout... Bell rang continuously, clicking the managers key switch didn't do anything. Then the machine went dark... nothing working until I pull out the hopper and put it back in again.
10. Where does one get contact cleaner on a Sunday now that radio shack is dead?


Thanks in advance Bob
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Badbaud:
To bad you are not in Vegas, we have a shop that repairs older EM's

bobmueller:
A good cleaning and I've got the coins slot working properly. Seems that the bleu plug on the hopper wasn't seated right. That fixed. Still don't have top illumination but the coin counter is working. Not sure but I don't think the line indicators on the play field are lighting up. --- hmm should have read the FAQ on lighting before posting this. Exact issue and fix is right there!


New question - how can I make the odds of winning worse before my poker game? ;)

https://youtu.be/AwE23tDnsyk
Note that I'm missing 4 bulbs on the top.

DavidLee:
The coin mechanism, remove it, blow out with compressed air then give it a try. If that doesn't work there are two adjustment. The first would be to back out the magnet adjusting screw 1/8 of a turn. This moves the magnet closer to the coin thus slowing it down causing it to fall in the right direction. The second adjustment is on the opposite side near the bottom. It's a slide lever with a 90° bend on the end. This assist in kicking the coin left or right. Note this very seldom needs adjusting as its on the inside an never gets moved unless the screw becomes loose. When reinstalling the coin mechanism, sometimes the coin reject mechanism needs to be depressed to slide under the jack shaft that is operated by the red or chrome coin release button on the front of the machine.


Wouldn't be to concerned about the reset switch with the broken key near the bottom right of the machine.


Re: top lights, if it's the fluorescent lamps that are out, give them a slight twist and or remove them completely and reinstall, being sure the pins lock into the copper clamp pin holders.

bobmueller:
I confirmed that I've got 6 vac at the transformer...whew.
The #44 are out... not the tube lights.


Which pins on the beauplug are supposed to have constant 6v? Which pin on the hopper controls the coin lockout coil? I still have to seat the hopper a couple of times before that works properly.

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