? How to Clean a Pachinko machine?

[LeWood]

Since I am expecting to receive my first Pachinko soon (I hope), and knowing it is not an Arbycoffee special I am in for some cleaning.
That's where you guys come in, I know these things need to be taken care of even after the sale so fill would someone be so kind as to write a step by step on the cleaning of a Pachinko?
I did a forum search but turned up zilch!
So if I overlooked it, sorry and please point me in the right direction..

[dishpan]

I've found that just wipping off the drool over a new machine does a pretty good job.

The search function brought up these links that make a good start:
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...highlight=pica
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...highlight=pica
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...highlight=pica
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...ighlight=novus
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...ighlight=novus
http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...ighlight=novus

[arbycoffee]

DON'T take it to a car wash, that is very bad

[drcrippen324]

so thats ware i went wrong with the first couple driving through the carwash with them on the back seat of a convertable

and i thought those brushes would have got right in between the nails nicley

[arbycoffee]

Cool Beaners & Weinies

[takethecastle57]

Well .........,

To clean it you'll need LOTS and LOTS of Q-Tips and a good polish like arbycoffee uses and a good lint -free clean cloth , maybe 5 and after you take care of her treat her with respect Please .

[arbycoffee]

After a fever always wipe her down carefully, for she will be hot and you don't want her to catch a cold.

What I done

Machine:
Clean the inside and out side of the machine.
Polish and buff the front of the machine.
Take apart the reflectors and lens, clean them so the lights are brighter.
Polish the cell with "Cell polish from Japan and designed for it".
Check all connector and mating parts for alinement and seating.
Add volume controls as needed.
Add Auto button as wanted.
On loose glass machines add "two" new Plexiglas windows (the game looks, sounds and plays better).
Replace the lock with one that is key matched, so it is easy to open the cell window and open machine from frame.
Check the speakers for any damage, replace as needed.
Check all boards on back to see that they are locked in place.
Add as needed a CR By-Pass connector (dongle).

Frame:
Rebuild the frame replace the nails with drywall screws and grommet washers, also gluing and squaring as needed.
Mount play platform made from 1 by 4 inch number #1 pine boards, recess the screws to protect where machine is set.
Mount a 6 AMP Transformer with Auto-reset able thermal cutout, made by Power Volt, Inc., an USA made designed to run 24/7.
Add a three prong plug with ground and wire it up to transformer than machine, connect the ground system so it works.

Do a 10 hour run time to check all boards, transformer, ball configuration, lights and sound.
Just before wrapping for shipping, re-polish full front than bag and wrap.

These are in prime condition, Amercan made 6Amp Transformer, Three pronged plug fully grounded system, Play platform with legs, casino ball tray, factory Key & lock, manual, and Balls depending on machine style.

[Lddrizzt]

You forgot the last step.
Make someone very very happy when they receive the machine.

[chmer01]

Words can’t even describe what I’m feeling. I just tried my new Cell-Pica cleaner that I got today, from Arby, on a vintage machine that my wife described as scummy. In less then thirty minuets the front of the machine looked absolutely immaculate. It would have taken me hours to clean this machine the old way and it still wouldn’t have been as clean as it is now. My wife was grumbling about the cost until she seen how fast and well this works . I can hardly wait to clean my modern pachinko machine with it. The cans of cleaner that I got with it were small but you don’t need much of it to do the job. I’m mainly planning on using this to help refurbish and clean vintage machines, but I highly recommend getting one of these even if you only use it to keep your own machines clean and looking like the first day they were put into a pachinko parlor.

Arby what can I say about you that hasn’t already been said, you’re the best.


Eric C.

PS. Tried putting this post with under the pica cleaner threads but it said I couldn't. So I put it here.

[LeWood]

Thanks Arby for the instructs, very informative....
Thank you

[slothappy144]

I experimented with a cheap electric tooth brush. ( the one I used is not cheap but they are cheaper than the Pica cell cleaner.) I found some sub $10 ones around in stores. the small round headed one fit in most of the ball paths where the heavy grime builds up. I used the brush damp not wet. Liquid is the enemy, and will seep down around the nails and stain or worse. For a budget minded occasional clean up it worked ok and saved a pile of Q tips. from old thread.

I used a Braun Oral B toothbrush to clean the cell and ball tracks etc. It has a back and forth vibrating head, it is small enough to get in between almost all nails.
This has removable heads and used a spare head to clean with.

[Youngjedi]

Mount a 6 AMP Transformer with Auto-reset able thermal cutout, made by Power Volt, Inc., an USA made designed to run 27/7.

How can something run 27/7?

[dishpan]

You plug a 100V appliance into a 120V outlet.

[arbycoffee]

How can something run 27/7?

because my days are longer in river city, we are the arm pit of the nation

[arbycoffee]

You plug a 100V appliance into a 120V outlet.

a good place to get coverter
VC-100J
Step Up / Down Japanese
Voltage Transformer


http://www.voltageconverters.com/japan_voltage.html

[slothappy144]

Me thinks Sir Arby has touched a few too many live wires.
I know I have.

[arbycoffee]

I have, it makes me fill my pant on the back side

[slothappy144]