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by badpenny
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:45 am
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Rotamints
Replies: 204
Views: 50326

Re: Rotamints

Oh, GAD!
!!UHOH!! SkEpTiCaL :NBG:
by badpenny
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:50 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Rotamints
Replies: 204
Views: 50326

Re: Rotamints

First check the rotary comb that trips the leaf springs during the final run down. There might be wear on the teeth.
Also clean the contacts on the leaf springs.
Do so with the power off. There are screw driver melting sparks running around in there.

BP :tarah:
by badpenny
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Sega Continental Grand Prix
Replies: 4
Views: 180

Re: Sega Continental Grand Prix

Trouble finding a Continental eh? You are to be envied. Many of us stumbled on them by accident, not really understanding what a beast they are. Are you a fork lift operator? You need to be. Have you a full sized work bench for when you need to open one up? By the time you lift the front and slide t...
by badpenny
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:12 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Handle hard to pull
Replies: 3
Views: 132

Re: Handle hard to pull

It's worth remembering that when you alter the dog and anvil you are affecting the depth of the reset cycle. Obviously if it's not intense enough the kick over point may not have allowed the mech to totally reset. Whereas if you overdo it the back tilting axle goes to its extent and stops before the...
by badpenny
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Contraband Spain movie, 1955: arcade games identified
Replies: 11
Views: 355

Re: A tricky ID question for the Gurus

Bryan's ALL SPORT / BALL SPORT (1937)?
by badpenny
Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Need a Guru
Replies: 17
Views: 666

Re: Need a Guru

Hi and welcome.
1 ball is correct.
by badpenny
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:13 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: This week's quiz
Replies: 4
Views: 189

Re: This week's quiz

It looks like one of those trade stims that employs windows to cover half the display.
Where did you get it from?
by badpenny
Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Repairing a Spangles machine
Replies: 1
Views: 159

Re: Repairing a Spangles machine

The first question in most minds will be, what needs doing?
So photos from every angle would help.

BP !!THUMBSX2!!
PS ... and welcome to the forum.
by badpenny
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Punch and Judy Allwin - rough value?
Replies: 14
Views: 750

Re: Punch and Judy Allwin - rough value?

Turning your hobby into your business often results in you losing your hobby.
by badpenny
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Punch and Judy Allwin - rough value?
Replies: 14
Views: 750

Re: Punch and Judy Allwin - rough value?

When I was in The Nelson Inn at Burntwood I collected machines to operate.

BP %|%
by badpenny
Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Calling all WHALES
Replies: 9
Views: 522

Re: Calling all WHALES

In which case Roger ... To do a reverse image search in Google, you should: - Turn the dial to maximum. Place white bread in the slot. Push down the lever and wait. The moment it fires don't even bother looking at the bread just whack it down again. The second time it pops up remove the charcoal sli...
by badpenny
Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Calling all WHALES
Replies: 9
Views: 522

Re: Calling all WHALES

1926 Rolls-Royce 40/50-HP Phantom I Barker Torpedo Tourer.
I imagine you haven't heard of Google Reverse Image Search?

BP !!RAYOF!!
by badpenny
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Rubber bump stop
Replies: 6
Views: 368

Re: Rubber bump stop

Japanese are taking over everywhere these days!
by badpenny
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Ebay prices getting out of hand
Replies: 19
Views: 615

Re: Ebay prices getting out of hand

The fact that we all drove home in the dark was that the second Sunday in November every year tends to see darkness encroach at 3.30pm.
BP :roll:
by badpenny
Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Ebay prices getting out of hand
Replies: 19
Views: 615

Re: Ebay prices getting out of hand

treefrog wrote: Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:13 pm I have not sold anything for over a year after someone screwed me when selling some sixpences…
Pray, what happened? Anything we could all learn from, or someone we should avoid?
by badpenny
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Rubber bump stop
Replies: 6
Views: 368

Re: Rubber bump stop

Somewhat like the rubber mushrooms they used to mend punctures in tubeless tyres with until they changed the law regarding it and vulcanising. I saw one once at Coventry where the vendor had used a couple of tap washers stuck together and then chamfered to shape. Also of course they have a hole in t...
by badpenny
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello to everyone
Replies: 4
Views: 644

Re: Hello to everyone

Hi, and welcome to Pennymachines forum.
Have you tried forcing wins on higher combinations ...
3 oranges, 3 plums, the whole range?
Do the jackpot banks drop?

I think some photos will help.
The front of the mech
The right hand side of the mech
For starters.

BP :cool:
by badpenny
Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: The Forum's yearly check up
Replies: 26
Views: 3421

Re: The Forum's yearly check up

Wowsers Gary!
Did yer Dad put you down for membership same time as for Oxford?
I went to Cambridge myself. I think it must have been a Thursday, half day shopping. Everywhere was closed but there were bikes everywhere.
BP :!!!:
by badpenny
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Build a Slot Machine
Topic: Fortune Teller Machine Finished!
Replies: 8
Views: 292

Re: Fortune Teller Machine Finished!

That's really nice, well done.
I was hoping you were going to let us see the internal gubbins, but you're playing your tarot cards close to your chest!

You have a good eye.

BP :cool:
by badpenny
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Pete Barson wall machine identified
Replies: 16
Views: 1170

Re: Pete Barson wall machine identified

If I remember corruptly tim 575 it was taken out of the back of his car at a trade fair or something similar, maybe a Steam Fair.

BP