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Manually Tripping a Mills Jackpot While In The Case

Postby Mills6059 » Sun May 07, 2017 6:48 pm

I recently did an overhaul of the jackpot in my Mills Blue Bell.

With the mech back in the case, I'm trying to get the jackpot to trip via stopping the clock and setting up three bars. Although it pays on other symbols, it does not seem to get the jackpot slide to come back and trip the lever therefore dumping the jackpot.

Is there something I'm missing when manually setting up a jackpot?

Thanks,

Brad

*yes I'm aware of just tripping it without the mech in the case. I just want to make sure everything integrates back together and works.
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Re: Manually Tripping a Mills Jackpot While In The Case

Postby MONTI » Mon May 08, 2017 8:50 am

Hello Mills!
A picture of the payout slide area of the mechanism out of the cabinet would be helpful to show what type of Front Jackpot tripping levers are used as there were various types!
A proper "handshake" so to speak between these tripping levers and the Front Jackpot release levers as well as reset is sometimes a little difficult to come by due possibly to the mech not being properly set on the base plate, to far back or too far forward due to the base plate itself not positioned correctly, Etc.
Again, a picture of your mech would be helpful!
Also some Front Jackpots have been "modified" so there is no reserve jackpot or it is not working properly so a picture of the jackpot mounted on the front lower casting would be helpful as well!

Here below are a couple of pictures showing both the front jackpot assembly on the front casting as well as the payout slide area, this is one variety, there are one or two other styles!
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1 JACKPOT TRIPS & RESETS on mech.JPG
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Re: Manually Tripping a Mills Jackpot While In The Case

Postby Mills6059 » Mon May 08, 2017 12:57 pm

Monti!

Thanks for the note. The problem I'm having is getting the main jackpot trip to come back on the mech far enough to start the sequence. This is happening when I'm cycling it out of the case and setting up three bars with the reels by hand.

Is it possible that doing this manually (stopping the clock and lining up the jackpot) and then letting the cycle complete is keeping the vertical fingers inhibited in someway from then tripping the horizontal slides?

If I cycle the mech and stop the clock, I can move all of the horizontal fingers to the left which will then initiate the main jackpot trip to come back and therefore start the process.

I can get pictures later this evening. Any input would be appreciated.

Are you familiar with MONTY CAPULETTI? That was Rodney Dangerfields best movie character EVER in "Easy Money"
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Re: Manually Tripping a Mills Jackpot While In The Case

Postby MONTI » Mon May 08, 2017 2:18 pm

Well there are many reasons the top payout slide, the two pay slide would not be pulled back or released, vertical finger could be bent and not pushing the horizontal slide release lever enough to allow slide to come back, Etc.
Finger that penetrates the reel disc could be bent and dragging on inner disc and not traveling far enough to trigger horizontal release lever!
That slide spring could be broken but that would be rather obvious so that's probably not it!
It would probably be very obvious to a slot mechanic with "Hands On" the mech and as in a previous post to another member I will ask where you are located because there could be someone in your area from the Forum that could come and help you as well!
If you post pictures here get one from the right side of the mech, handle side, looking at the payout slide down low enough if possible to see the rear of the slides with the horizontal release levers up against the back of the slides just in case the top horizontal lever is out of alignment, take one from the back of the mech down low showing the bottom of the vertical fingers and how they are lined up with the horizontal slide release levers where they would make contact, Etc.
I may be wrong here but if all the other pays operate correctly except for the twenty payout on the three bars I am assuming that is the area of your problem, but I could be wrong, it is easier for me to get my fingers greasy and find a problem than try to explain it!
And as for Rodney Dangerfield, not familiar with that character but met and talked to him a few times when I worked at the Sahara Tahoe at Stateline Nevada working the casino floor back in the late 60's when he also played the Big Room and he never did any respect! LOL
For you youngsters, one of his famous lines was "I Don't Get No Respect!"
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Re: Manually Tripping a Mills Jackpot While In The Case

Postby Mills6059 » Tue May 09, 2017 4:36 am

I found the problem! In fact you may have answered it before in another post. That response actually gave me the insight as to what might be the problem. The spring shown below needed to be adjusted by ONE NOTCH.

Then after that I was having a problem with the jackpot trip lever resetting but that just required that I tighten up a few things.

Cool stories about Rodney Dangerfield. You must have a lot of cool stories like that working where you did..

Thanks for the detailed response Monti!
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Re: Manually Tripping a Mills Jackpot While In The Case

Postby MONTI » Tue May 09, 2017 8:32 am

Glad you found the problem!
As you become more and more familiar with the slot mechs it will become second nature to you to quickly find and fix the problems that arise!
Here is one more picture below you may want for your files since you were working on the Front Jackpot assembly!

And as for the "Old Days" in the casinos, if you ever saw the movie "Casino", it was just like that in the 60's & 70's, before the Gaming Commission really took hold and we "policed" our own problems in the casinos, slot cheats or card sharps who we called "Cross Roaders", if I knew you better, I could tell you some real stories, Capesh? :wink: LOL

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