by SLOT DYNASTY » Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:09 am
Oliver:
I have had a couple of Aristocrat machines several years ago, but am not at all familiar with the workings
any longer, but just looking at your series of photos & videos, I would say that it appears to me, that your
biggest problem is in the main actuating assembly, with the nylon wheel at the end, that you are trying to
operate with the screwdriver. That wheel should be up much higher, when the mechanism is at rest, which
will keep your handle in it's upright position. Something is jammed within that assembly, and it could very
well be a coin or two. Many dime play machines are notorious for coin-jambs. I know something is hung-up
there, because in one of your videos, I notice that part # 143 27, with the 'L'-shaped hole, the lever that is
protruding through the hole, is in the center. That lever should be touching the front end of the 'L' opening,
and the small notch at the bottom should be in contact with the pin of the main forward lever, when the
handle is in the upright position. Something is definitely keeping that entire assembly from returning to its
required stop. Once that is achieved, the lever that pushes the coin down in the escalator, should also go
to its UP position. Don't be trying to pry it up with anything, as you will surely break something. Start by
shining a flashlight all around on the backside, and the inside of that main assembly, and hopefully you will
be telling us that you found the problem. Good luck.
Bill