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Hello all, I have an aristocrat Arcadian that I bought at the Elephant Auction a few months ago, now I have a bit of spare time I've had a proper look at the machine. There are a few problems, It doesn't payout any coins , the reels spin O.K. , they stop from left to right,the vertical levers are pu...

Hello,
I'm not sure where to post my request of where to obtain a set of reel strips for my Aristocrat Arcadian fruit machine , I seem to remember reading that someone on this forum does supply these, but where I don't know !!
Regards from Neale.

Hello, I've just had a proper look at the payout slides (photos B & C). There are 4, not 3, as I first thought, and there appears to be a thin slide beneath the others and it is connected to a weak spring under the other springs (photo A). It has a large hole in the middle - but due to lack of s...

Hello, There are 3 slides. The 2 vertical fingers (ringed yellow) have been shortened; the other ones have had the ends crudely modified. I haven't a clue why? You're correct that the extra stuck on lemon and two oranges all had melons underneath them! It's slowly making sense. I think I'll have to ...

Thank you radiochrissie for getting back to me about the PM not working.
Regards from Neale.

Hello radiochrissie,
I can't find your PM to me, unless I'm looking in the wrong place! I've tried to send one to you.
Regards from Neale.

Hello, Thank you for your kind offer. I'd like to accept your offer of seeing a correct mechanism working, as you say mine has been butchered. I did wonder why the levers had been modified quite crudely and also it appeared that some of the horizontal sides were missing etc. I assume it was done by ...

Hello, I have been checking the items as you've suggested: Item 1, Yes, when the handle is pulled the reels spin without needing a coin to be used. Item 2, Yes, the reels spin and stop sharply from the left to the right. Item 3, Yes, on 3 bars the bottom 2 horizontal levers moved out and paid 2p. Fo...

Hello, Thank you very much for your time and help with my problems. I have spent quite a long time operating the machine watching each part move and how it interacts with other levers. There are a number of parts which appear to be not used and for some reason are not connected! I know you mentioned...

Hello, Thanks yet again for more of your kind help, I've taken some more photos of which I've coloured in the levers which will hopefully help. The original photo 2 was the wrong one I posted! It should have been photo C. On original photo 3 the unconnected lever doesn't move when I pull the handle....

Thanks for all of your help. I've checked the Bell Fruit and the Sega and they both seem to operate on the new penny. I think the use of a roll down as suggested seems to be the way forward as it's cheaper and easier which appeals to me! I've now just about a very basic idea of the operation of thes...

Hello, Thanks for the replies. I've taken some photos of the Bell Fruit and a couple of photos of the Sega coin chute? I hope these are of some use to help me find just what is missing! The Sega works, in that the reels spin and stop in sequence left to right and sometimes it pays out, but it works ...

As promised a few photos of the Sega and Bell fruit mechanisms.
I hope they come out O.K.
Regards from Neale.

Hello, I'm new to mechanical one arm bandits and have always wondered how they worked? I have a couple of old Japanese machines, one is a Pachinko which is fully mechanical and about 60 years old and the other is a sightly newer Pashislo which is electronic in operation, they're now both fully worki...