Help with Star Wars Pachinko Not always paying when it should be!!!

[Jon]

Got a star wars pachinko yestoday and been playing it and today for some reason I cant figure out it won't always pay out when I get it in the wining pockets and thats all of them, however the balls in the hopper are full and the motor makes a slight clicking noise some times (its not lould and sounds like its ment to do it) I is like its checking if there are any balls there. It then sometimes pays out abit later but some times not for a while (so it knows how many it ows me). I have checked for any loose cables, any blockages/jams, have reset the machine, but its not making a difference, I have also checked the switch just before the hoper which I am guessing tells the machine that there are balls in the ball feed which they pass through it!

[Drunkenclam]

That's odd. The balls are going all the way to the motor and the brass stopper is up. Check the ball dump is all the way in the right position. Also check the motor is seated right. Turn the ball dump lever.un clip the cover at the bottom. Check the motor is Pushed all the way to the right. And the cable is fully in. Any problems, give me a call on my mobile

[BigBearSteve]

Something is in the motor.

Take the motor out the frame and check it.

I once had a very small piece of plastic that had gotten inside the motor, sounded the same as your describing.

[MrGneiss]

I had a problem last time I played Star Wars where it wouldn't pay out..and I couldn't figure it out..I finally noticed that the payout motor had been knocked out of place..It didn't look out of place when I was first looking for a problem but one I re seated the motor everything was fine..

Hopefully your problem is a simple fix too..

One great thing about the Lumina frame is that we have a wonderful translated frame manual here on PT..

PachiTalk Research Center - Machine Manuals - Lumina Frame Manual - PachiTalk

[Jon]

Thats a great manual I think I have sorted it now I have took out the ball sensor and the motor and cleaned them all and seems to be fine now :-D

[Drunkenclam]

Thats odd. I removed the motor, stripped it right down, cleaned all the internal pathways and the plastic cams in the middle, then re-assembled it, Then had it payout 3000 balls to make sure it was ok before you collected it.
Any other problems, Let me know, or ask here Also put the sticker back

[Jon]

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[Jon]

Yer i think it was prob a loose conection that happened when I was driving it back home, but just did that and it seems to be fine now, loving the machine though you looked after it really well and looks so shinny :-D

[Drunkenclam]

When the others finnaly get mounted in the games room, Each cell and frame will be stripped as much as possible, and cleaned, The pathways in Maison Ikkoku are filthy


Ok yes. I didn't clean the sensors before the payout motor. (sorry)

[Jon]

thats what I need to do to my Jaws one it does need a good clean in the hoper and ball tray part, and the sticker is back on the motor haha put it straight back on after I put it in the machine haha