Matsuya sangyo has arrived!
At last the wait has paid off! The vintage machine has arrived! Haven't tested yet, and I'm sure it will need some tinkering and adjusting to make it function...but I see no reason for it not to be able to work!Apparently I didn't take a full picture of the back
. Will have to correct that later, on a time budget, have to be at work in 1 hour! Here are some closeups of both good things and bad. 1st the few bad parts.
A crack in the frame that can be easily fixed.
This is hardly a flaw as simply nailing it down fixes it. However the elevator wont put the ball back into the seesaw for some reason...one of the adjustments I was talking about.
The metal tab that holds JP balls back is bent down...easily fixed!
Plastic cracked and piece missing, ashtray has small crack. The plastic can be epoxied and sanded to reshape...the color is even a close match...the ashtray, I will simply ignore the crack, it is old and will have some cracks here and there.
I've been wondering what this odd piece of brass was since I first saw pics of the back!
Mystery solved! It is the lower track cover, I had to hold it down with a zip strip because it wants to spring up.
And the usual leaf switch problems!
So far, nothing that truly upsets me. All issues are things that I find common on machines of this age. Overall I am very happy with this purchase. Its condition is about as I expected, and shouldn't be a problem to get functioning.
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It came with 8 old deeply engraved balls (1 is trapped in the elevator).
I like the cast aluminum ball ramp!
The bar visible thru the window activates the JP dump.
When the JP lever is unhooked and pressed down, it lifts the JP tray and dumps it in the opposite direction than usual.
More brass...less plastic!
Does anyone know how to translate this?
Or this! 
Ball dump closed...
Ball dump open.
Originally Posted by wesrevel
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I just discovered this...
2 orange doors on top of the center feature, when a ball falls in. it rolls around the green ring. The top orange pocket has a path behind the cell that reappears in the green ring as well. Here is the full back.
I took it to work and function tested it after business slowed down. The JP seesaw is a little stiff and needs to be manually moved to payout. This won't be a problem, as it is probably just gummed up in need of cleaning...or something bent. Once tripped the ball pushes down the JP bar lifting the JP tray dumping the balls out the opposite side from what we are used to. However...The JP tray don't reset on its own, you have to lift it with your finger. I can't find any lever or linkage that lifts it. It seems like weight and balance are supposed to reset it. It moves freely, but don't feel like it is weighted or balanced to the degree that dirt or grime is stopping it. I think I can add weight somewhere to make it reset...but not sure if that is correct.
Here is the latch that opens the machine from the frame. The linkage beside it goes up to the low ball track. It seems that this linkage goes to a plate that blocks balls from being inserted when balls are low. It don't move...so I'll be removing the front plate to investigate.
This is the low ball indicator track in the FULL position. Here it is in the LOW BALL position.
You can see how one end of the pivot bar above the track activates the low ball switch...the other end works the linkage that blocks the ball opening mentioned earlier.
A sliding gate opens a trap door that allows for an alternate exit for ball dump.
Top view of track with trap door open. I don't see any evidence of other hinges, but not sure if these are correct or original.
Speaking of the back... spent a little time cleaning the back, just to get to know it better.
Re: Matsuya sangyo has arrived!
, Studying.
I started taking up close pics of the JP tray and how it works.
) directs drained balls to the spout on the left.
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At least now I can scrounge a piece of plexi for the door and play a few rounds. The extra weight is enough to reset the tray...but not too much to stop the payout. And it pulls right off! I still want to find a better way, or at least a less obnoxious counterweight. Here are some more shots...just because they seemed important when I was pressing the shutter button.
. Maybe someone with better computer skills can link it for me.
If necessary, I can stick a self adhesive wheel weight to the back of the arm just below where the coil is...and no one could see it. Maybe a pic of it is in the old pachinko book!
And I know where I can "buy it now" for only $250 !
