ls14garlo wrote:I haven't yet had a minor win on it anyway ha ha!!
I' m not sure whether this was in jest or serious but if you haven't had a minor win then that would tend to suggest that you have a problem generally with wins. Firstly, confirm if the machine is paying out on any wins.
It may be better to post some pictures of the mechanism in and out of the cabinet. In general, Rivieras, if they have have an added handload payout, would have had a mechanical handload tube fitted to the slide stack to drop additional 3 or 4 20p's in addition to the either 20p or 40p, the minor awards paid out to take the jackpot payout up to £1 from either 20p or 40p from the normal slide pay.
If you do take the pictures, just take care because this machine has an electrical solenoid payout on the door, rather than the usual mechanical option on the slidestack. The mechanism may have a wire connector attached to the non handle side that needs to be unclipped, prior to
sliding the mechanism forward to release it from the cabinet as done normally.
I think it's better you confirm that minor awards pay out normally before working to resolve the handload jackpot issue, but those pictures will help greatly I'm sure.
I'm surprised you haven't bought any other machines in the last 24 hours.
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