hopper is junk

[rattyneil]

Hey guys ive tried everything and i give up the hopper is shot. where can i get parts for these things not a lot of stuff out there for repairing them . i already tried stealth sent them photos etc but they were no help. even if i just got the motor i could rebuild. to explain the machine works fine with the hopper out. just cant collect but when you plug hopper in it shuts down the whole machine. the hopper is really stiff i dont know how freely these should move? it sometimes spits out a coin or two before it dies???

[luckydog]

Well since its junk already, I would tear it completely down, clean all parts and lightly lube moving parts and reassemble, then try it agan.

put a few tokens in the hopper and turn the wheel on the bottom to eject tokens manually to test.

what do you have to lose

[rattyneil]

i have stripped it down and cleaned it the gears turn easily without the motor but stiffen up when i reinsert the motor gear.think i need a new motor.

[SlotsRfun]

What you say about it stiffening suggests that something may be bent, possibly caused by a sudden stop from a coin jam. Eyeball the parts, try laying them on a flat surface, placing a straight edge against them, whatever, to see if they are bent.
Before you spring for a new hopper is there any possibility of you borrowing a good hopper from a friend and inserting it to see if that clears it up?