Mills clock variator
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Mills clock variator
I've never seen or heard of this "Mills Bandit" part/ad-on before!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226083414880MILLS CLOCK VARIATOR USED ON LAS VEGAS CASINO MACHINES
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Re: Mills clock variator
I mentioned the Mills variator back in 2007.
Introduced in 1951,
The one on eBay is a bit different, because it's designed as an add-on. Looks like it fastens onto the clock using the two aligned screw holes, it's small cog meshing with the large cog on the clock, and its brake making contact at the base of the air vein shaft.
Introduced in 1951,
pennymachines wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:40 pm It's the little fork-shaped device operated by a gear that meshes with the bull gear on this Sega clock. It has an arm with a piece of leather attached to it that rubs against the fan shaft to slow the clock by varying amounts.
The one on eBay is a bit different, because it's designed as an add-on. Looks like it fastens onto the clock using the two aligned screw holes, it's small cog meshing with the large cog on the clock, and its brake making contact at the base of the air vein shaft.
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