by vegas2125 » Fri May 19, 2017 12:34 pm
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my question. After several days of looking and trying to understand what was happening, I finally found the problem. When a payout occurs the slide(s) are pulled backwards. After the payout slides moved backwards, an arm moves a locking lever into a slot on the side of the slide(s) which locks them in place. As you pull the handle for the next spin the locking lever is supposed to move out of slot and allow the payout slide(s) to move forward, back into place. What was happening was the locking lever was not moving out of the way before the payout slide(s) tried to move forward. This caused the payout slide(s) to jam until the spring forces pushed the locking lever out of the way. When the locking lever was was forced out of the slot, the payout slides were free to move forward with a lot of force.
I know my terminology isn't right but wanted to let you know what I had found. When I discovered what was happening, I thought I would find some wear on the arm or locking lever. There was nothing obvious. The problem was solved by removing the small spring on the locking lever. After operating the machine about one hundred times, it seems to work perfectly. Payouts are correct and no more jams.
Best regards, Robert
Throughout my life I spent most of my money on cars, women, and gambling; the rest of it, I just wasted.