Pachistork strikes again!

[Ikaria]

It's a girl!

This one's a Sankyo Akane (makes me think of Akane from Ranma 1/2).

The woman I got it from said they bought it at an antique shop when their son was 7 or 8, back in the early 80's. He just had to have it because it was so cool. She said he never played it, just kept it set up in his room.

The cell looks great. The door frame has some surface rust, but nothing steel wool can't handle. I had to reconnect the wiring for the lights, and make a rod to connect the top hopper to the ball stop lever. It came with a box of balls, but they're toast.

Interesting thing on the back is the molex plugs. There's an 8v and a 24v. The 8v connects to the lights. It looks like the 24v might go to a lifter(?).

I'm not a vintage guy, but couldn't say no to the theme.

Enjoy!

[beachcat]

great find Ikaria. may you have many hours of fun with it

Spoiler

i like the frogs

[beachcat]

The watched seesaw never engages ~ Mudfud


new and interesting . kinda like the watched pot theory?

was that for mudfud? or by mudfud

[Ikaria]

The watched seesaw never engages ~ Mudfud


new and interesting . kinda like the watched pot theory?

was that for mudfud? or by mudfud

That was said by mudfud in the 'lemur' video. It gave me a chuckle, so I 'borrowed' it!

[mudfud]

nice machine! great colors and the cell looks clean


that quote was "by mudfud", as I said on one of my videos, waiting for a jackpot to capture on video.

[Moparformances]

verry cool looking machine

i like the center jackpot... that play field has really nice colors

would like to see that machine in action

[compirate]

If you mean that 2 pin connection next to where you have the 9V battery connected, that's a line in. This appears to be a transition machine, last of the flipper style for them. The style of payout mech is pretty close to what they were using in the first gen of knob shooters, also the cel is removeable, like more modern machines.

[compirate]

Any solenoids in that machine?

[compirate]

Proof:

[Moparformances]

i thought something looked weird about the back of that one

the cell is removable??? thats cool

but i must say dave your looks like a photo shop pic

[compirate]

It's from my Sankyo/Bisty frames page. Pictures I've gathered from YJA and other sources, scrubbed out the game face so your just looking at the frame.


Attached is a pic of the back showing (crudely!) the cell locks, the payout/ball system locks and the 24VAC in (at least that's what it looks like to me, from frames from 1989-1999 at least)

[hanabi]

Nice Bright Colours on that one and never heard of a Vintage with removable cells!!

and not seen the cube designs on the face before

Congrats on an interesting new addition

[Ikaria]

Any solenoids in that machine?

No solenoids. All the 24v wires just pass through.

More pics of the back, and the inspection sticker.

[compirate]

Must be the last of the flippers, those connections probably go to the shooter motor and light control on later machines.

Date shown is 12/1981, around the last of the flippers!

[drx10]

I just picked up the exact machine and have been trying to figure out the purpose of 24v circuit.

If you want any pictures of my machine for reference feel free to let me know.

[Moparformances]

I just picked up the exact machine and have been trying to figure out the purpose of 24v circuit.

If you want any pictures of my machine for reference feel free to let me know.

Welcome to Pachitalk

we always want pictures

[beachcat]

Welcome To Pachi Talk and
of course we want Pictures!!!

[pinball wizard]

[Ikaria]

I just picked up the exact machine and have been trying to figure out the purpose of 24v circuit.

If you want any pictures of my machine for reference feel free to let me know.

This is a transition frame for Sankyo. This frame supports both the mechanical flippers of the 'vintages' and the electrical shooters of the moderns. The 24v circuit was incorporated for the electrical shooter, but ours ended up with flippers instead. See post #9 for pictures of an Akane with an electrical shooter.

Would love to see a picture of yours!

[GB_Jax]

Very cool machine, nice find! Did you get it local?