Wrights/Streets/Whittakers Snap bandits

[steggy]

One went for £310 at Elephant house auction some while ago and a wall mounted similar one at £220.
What's anyone got to sell at what price? Thanks

[pennymachines]

The £310 one in 2012 was a floor-stander and described as 'GWO'.

The £220 compact one in May looked complete but possibly not GWO.

I bought an almost identical one for £300 (posted by Treefrog on the previous page). It needed quite a bit of work to get it fully working - thanks Stuart.



I think that's as good a clue as you'll get to 'the going rate', as these are the only recorded sales of the game. They don't come up often and, for obvious reasons, the smaller version is probably more saleable.

[pennymachines]

And this floor-standing Streets example sold for £200 last Sunday.

[riche100]

Topic moved & merged - Site Admin.

Whittakers Snap machine

[treefrog]

Sorry viewed, no idea.....

Edited and forgotten as requested, back to sleep now zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[badpenny]

Is this the same machine being asked about on Farcebook?

If so the photos on there show a circuit board with Rom-Ram-Rim Chips/Chops/Chaps. Seems it would be a lot newer than the Snap machine I had 20 years ago.
That one had micro switches, relays and Gert Great Thumping solenoids. The kind of stuff you could problem solve while eating custard.
Little bits of bobbly plastic stuck to a bit of copper backed brittle sheet does nothing for me.
All I do know about it is that because it works on milliamps instead of good old Green Shield Stamp type amps it's dead easy to let the blue smoke escape from them. It's then impossible to put it back in.

Good luck in your quest.
BP

[scorpa163]

Just purchased a Snap machine identical to the ones from Premier Amusements Bridlington.
Fully working except for a broken contact on the top bank which makes onto the picture ‘pegs’.
Does anybody know if they are available anywhere?

[slotalot]

I doubt you will find the same switch; you need to get creative and be looking for a pinball leaf switch. You should be able to find a near match.

[moonriver]

Just purchased a Snap machine identical to the ones from Premier Amusements Bridlington.
Fully working except for a broken contact on the top bank which makes onto the picture ‘pegs’.
Does anybody know if they are available anywhere?

Fear not! I have some

[snaphappy]

Hello, I have recently started a project to restore a Snap arcade machine as described in this thread.
I have a similar problem to scorpa163 in that one of the leaf switches that is activated by the drum is broken.
In 2022, moonriver said that he had some, is that still the case?
Otherwise, I will look for a pinball leaf switch as slotalot suggested.

[badpenny]

I had one of those 20 years ago.
Just fit any old leaf/micro switch, you may have to jiggle it around a bit.
Welcome to the forum.

BP

[slotalot]

Hello, I have recently started a project to restore a Snap arcade machine as described in this thread.
I have a similar problem to scorpa163 in that one of the leaf switches that is activated by the drum is broken.
In 2022, moonriver said that he had some, is that still the case?
Otherwise, I will look for a pinball leaf switch as slotalot suggested.

The switches were made by Crouzet, there are some on Ebay at the moment that could be made to work, you will need to remove the roller first. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185878234169 ... R7aV9PyZYw

[scorpa163]

I was contacted by another slotty last year with the same problem.
He replaced all the micro switches (many were broken) with some he purchased from Amazon. But he did not give me any details.
I can email him and get further info.
See photo.

[snaphappy]

Thanks for your suggestions. I have looked online for suitable leaf switches with no luck so the best option seems to be to replace the leaf switches with micro switches as suggested. Scorpa163, the installation you showed looks good so if you could get any more info or put me in touch with the builder that would be great. Thanks again.

[tallstory]

Not sure of the size you need but there seem to be lots of leaf switches available in USA - less so in UK but https://www.mr-rcworld.co.uk/shop/searc ... eaf+switch does have one.

[scorpa163]

I’ve emailed the person who built up the new set of switches, as per photo.
I’ve asked him to contact you to try and help you.

[crispin]

Hi the snap machine in the pic is mine.
Couldn't find matching switches so replaced as seen.
They are mounted to original tilt plate so if wanted to go back to original it's easy.
New switches work mint.
Pays out right every time.
Easy to make just a bit of fettling to get working.
I will post some pictures later for you if you want to try.

[snaphappy]

Hello Crispin,
Thanks for posting.
Inspired by the picture of your machine, I have now bought some micro-switches from eBay.
This afternoon, I mounted a couple onto the switch board as a trial and tested the operation against the drum with no power on.
All going well so far.
I'm planning to solder them in tomorrow and test them "live".

It's interesting to see the variation in these machines.
I don't know how long they were in production for, mine is dated 1971 and the graphics, to me, look more dated than yours.

[snaphappy]

I’ve emailed the person who built up the new set of switches, as per photo.
I’ve asked him to contact you to try and help you.

Thanks scorpa163 !

[brigham]

Do we have a timescale for production of these machines? I always think of them as part of the flurry of new games which came with the introduction of the New Penny. (Brenco Heads & Tails was another).