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Bally Gold Award payout problem

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:28 am
by deano67
Hi All,
Have a problem with my Bally Gold Award not paying out.
Solenoids and slides all OK when you manually trigger them but have two snipped wires and maybe another part missing at payout swipe?
Pics attached and anyone got any pics of the the same ?
Thanks in advance.

Re: HELP PLEASE ! BALLY PAYOUTS !

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:37 am
by brigham
Don't worry about it.
I'll take it as it is.

Re: Bally payout problem.

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:17 pm
by pennywise
Hi Deano got one in the workshop so if no one has posted one by morning will stick a pic up of mine, just cant get to it till tmrw.đź‘Ť

Re: Bally payout problem.

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:51 pm
by deano67
Brill, thanks Pennywise, look forward to seeing the pic!

Re: Bally payout problem.

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:19 am
by pennywise
Right Deano don't know if this is any good - maybe different coloured wiring, but this is mine. Let me know if you need any close ups of anywhere.

Re: Bally payout problem

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:40 pm
by deano67
Thanks but I still can't see where the red and orange wires should go. Could you do a pic of the whole side so I can compare with mine and see if maybe there is also something else missing.
Anyone else got any info?
Cheers.

Re: Bally payout problem

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:41 am
by pennywise
More pics for you Deano. Sent you a pm. Hope this helps - if not, ring me and we can trace where they start and finish if easier.

Re: Bally payout problem

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:24 pm
by deano67
Thanks again, I still can't quite work out the wire route from the pics. What would be a good time to ring you please? Thanks.

Re: Bally Gold Award payout problem

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:36 pm
by ddstoys
Mine is a Bally multi coin but seems to have an extra pair of contacts roughly where your wires are cut.

Re: Bally Gold Award payout problem

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:49 pm
by deano67
Thanks, I think yours being a Multi Coin would be wired different to my Gold Award maybe ?
I can't see the extra contacts in your pics. They seem the same as mine?
Grateful for all the help.

Re: Bally Gold Award payout problem

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:44 pm
by pipcaff
Hi ,
My Bally Gold Award has two play options with a hold.
I think these machines all have the same loom and wires that aren’t needed are left but cut.
See pics attached. My loose wires are at the back of reel three and you will notice the contacts are longer on my machine needing more wires.
But one problem that can stop payouts is the connector block at the back of the reels. If that is loose, it can stop functions operating correctly.
Part of mine is missing a guide and it does stop holds from working and sometimes I get a win but it doesn’t recognise the payout.
Hope this helps. There is a wiring diagram in this forum for the Gold Award.

Re: Bally Gold Award payout problem

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:23 am
by chris rideout
pipcaff wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:44 pm... But one problem that can stop payouts is the connector block at the back of the reels. If that is loose, it can stop functions operating correctly.
Part of mine is missing a guide and it does stop holds from working and sometimes I get a win but it doesn’t recognise the payout.
There were modifications made in the early 1970s regarding holds. To prevent "incentive to play" as the gaming laws described it, the "hold when lit" only illuminated when a coin was inserted. Prior to that, it would be lit all the time unless the hold buttons had been used on the previous game. Two consecutive holds were not possible until the random hold was introduced. I had this on a Bally Quick Draw which I owned in 1978 and sold at an auction following year for nearly double the price!

The random hold was selected by a cam which, after a coin was inserted, slowly rotated to make or break the "hold available" contacts for the next play. The cam would stop as the handle was pulled. An experienced player would be able to listen to the cam as it revolved and know when to pull the handle. By doing this, a hold would be available several times in a row but you had to make sure that not too many people were watching you!