Bally EM 5 line pay, quarter machine repair help please.

[chuck62]

Here is a picture of the line unit step up relay unit coils. The two on the bottom have green paper and the other one on top the paper is brown. Does that mean it is burned out?

[chuck62]

The mechanics of the step up unit seem fine. When I step it up manually, nothing seems sticky or stiff and the action is good and the connections seem fine. Im going to post a picture of the line unit step up relay from my phone camera. The bottom 2 coils have green paper and the top one, the paper is brown, this could mean it has burned out? I dont own a meter that I can attach, I guess I will have to buy one. Thanks for the continued support! (picture to follow, if you can also resize again, thanks!)

[chuck62]

Picture

[rokgpsman]

The coil in your photo with the brown wrapper doesn't look burned out to me. A lot of times a coil will stay energized for a while when the game is being played and it gets warm, that is normal. That heat can turn the paper brownish. A burned coil will show more of a scorched look. The best way to test them is with a meter. You can get low cost ones at Harbor Freight, and I think Lowes or Home Depot has basic meters for just a few dollars.

Below is an example of a burned coil, they can even be more burned than this:

[buybestslots]

check  switch on handle coil that drops out after  1st coin best bet is there  asset of points not making or dirty

[chuck62]

check  switch on handle coil that drops out after  1st coin best bet is there  asset of points not making or dirty

Where am I looking for that coil?

[buybestslots]

on top of handle mech  right side of cabinet   pull out reel mech you'll see it there

[chuck62]

Is there a way to delete or remove some of the pictures that are repeats, to make this forum easier to navigate?

[chuck62]

on top of handle mech  right side of cabinet   pull out reel mech you'll see it there

So, it looks like this coil activates a bar to drop which allows the arm lever to be pulled to activate a spin? But it sounds like you are saying there is another function for this coil as well? Is it supposed to relay a signal to the top unit to activate more lines or something? How can I test the funtionality, is there any way to check with the power plugged in?

[buybestslots]

check those points that that bar moves

[chuck62]

Im going to post 2 pictures. One with the bar in the up position, where the handle cannot be pulled and one in the down position when the handle can be pulled. It looks to me like all of the places that are supposed to touch each other are?

[chuck62]

Pictures

[chuck62]

Still can only do 1 pic per post

[buybestslots]

those are the points  you need to clean and set   your on right  track now chuck   the set that closes after 1st coin   is the ones to file and set so they are making good

[chuck62]

those are the points  you need to clean and set   your on right  track now chuck   the set that closes after 1st coin   is the ones to file and set so they are making good

Okay, so best way to file? With sand paper or what? Also, it looks like there is solid contact points but the best way to adjust them maybe tighter together for a sure contact without doing something bad?

[buybestslots]

no sand paper   but small metal file will work

[rokgpsman]

Is there a way to delete or remove some of the pictures that are repeats, to make this forum easier to navigate?

you should be able to click on the word "Modify" in the upper right-hand corner of your posts and edit it. Then just uncheck any photo attachments you want to remove, then click on SAVE at the bottom. That will remove the photo from the post. You can't actually delete the post but can edit it this way and can replace the text with a short message like the word "deleted" or similar. If the photos you want to remove are the ones I posted just let me know.

[chuck62]

Is there a way to delete or remove some of the pictures that are repeats, to make this forum easier to navigate?

you should be able to click on the word "Modify" in the upper right-hand corner of your posts and edit it. Then just uncheck any photo attachments you want to remove, then click on SAVE at the bottom. That will remove the photo from the post. You can't actually delete the post but can edit it this way and can replace the text with a short message like the word "deleted" or similar. If the photos you want to remove are the ones I posted just let me know.

No, the ones you did are fine... I guess its not a big deal, now that we are on another page, its easy to skip over those old posts. Thanks!

[rokgpsman]

No, the ones you did are fine... I guess its not a big deal, now that we are on another page, its easy to skip over those old posts. Thanks!

ok, just wanted to double-check. It looks like your reply #9 on the first page had the same photo attached twice, so you could delete one of them if you wanted to see how the editing process works and eliminate the duplicate photo.

here's your message I'm referring to:
http://newlifegames.com/nlg/index.php?topic=8030.msg42814#msg42814

[chuck62]

Some quick new info... I spoke with the woman who I got the machine from... they got it from a VFW hall and had it in their house until her husband died and she gave it to us. Her recollection is that the machine always played and paid 5 coins as far as she recalls. I am not sure how much it actually got used in the recent years but maybe it was something that happened when I transported it? Are there any suggestions as to more help if it cold be something that got jarred instead of simply a wear and tear issue? As far as I have seen so far, I cant find any wires that appear loose or any soldering that appears broken. But if I am looking in these directions, where should the focus be?