Vintage Nishijin Kanless Pachinko Machine - $75 Dallas/Wylie

[JACKSJE4]

This is a vintage Nishijin Sophia Pachinko Machine. There are estimated to be about 100 balls. Not sure if it works or not. $75 OBO.

Vintage Nishijin Pachinko Machine

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[alphaminor]

Looks interesting , just left a message with the seller

[JACKSJE4]

There is lots of info about these Kanless machines here on PachiTalk. Just do a search on "Kanless".

[alphaminor]

Thanks Jeff! doing that as we speak ,
Ive already found a thread featuring one with the same background
Pachinko Game (KanLess?) - $50 (Carlisle,Pa 17015)

[JACKSJE4]

Thanks Jeff! doing that as we speak ,
Ive already found a thread featuring one with the same background
Pachinko Game (KanLess?) - $50 (Carlisle,Pa 17015)

Umm... that is this thread.

[alphaminor]

caught that as I posted,
thanks again

[pachiwall]

How can it be the same thread? One says Dallas/Wylie...and the other says Carlisle Pa. Good luck Alphaminor . I have a KanLess as well. A very interesting machine indeed. Overly complex for a vintage. It does have a small amount of electronics, so there is risk of something burned out that would be difficult to fix. But not at all as complex as an early modern! Such an unusual design, worth having for that reason alone! Rather than look thru my pics, here is a link to mine. KAN LESS...Electric model A ! Mine is rough, but works, and can be made to shine again. Don't have time yet. Worst problem with mine is the circuit board was broken and repaired before I bought it. I would like to etch a new PC board to fix it right. I'll be happy to answer any questions if I can!

[alphaminor]

How can it be the same thread? One says Dallas/Wylie...and the other says Carlisle Pa. Good luck Alphaminor . I have a KanLess as well. A very interesting machine indeed. Overly complex for a vintage. It does have a small amount of electronics, so there is risk of something burned out that would be difficult to fix. But not at all as complex as an early modern! Such an unusual design, worth having for that reason alone! Rather than look thru my pics, here is a link to mine. KAN LESS...Electric model A ! Mine is rough, but works, and can be made to shine again. Don't have time yet. Worst problem with mine is the circuit board was broken and repaired before I bought it. I would like to etch a new PC board to fix it right. I'll be happy to answer any questions if I can!

I originally posted a link to my own thread(creating a neverending loop),then caught and changed it so quickly, Jeff ended up posting my corrected entry

Thanks for all the info on your machine,Its a neat one, love the yaku, and your giving me great ideas about what to look out for!
currently waiting to hear back from the seller

[alphaminor]

After three failed attempts to obtain a completely working vintage (they all have at least one sticky pocket or payout mech,will eventually get around to fixing them,but spare time is a luxury these days ),I'm happy to finally announce finding a totally functional machine with a manual launcher!

Tried the seller back early the second day of the CL listing,got him on the phone and arranged to check it out after work,
turns out it has some cosmetic damage (moderate water stains and a little heat damage,burned out bulbs, as well as some flaking paint around the center feature)
but after clearing two ball jams it turned out to work exactly as it should

Still have some comments, and questons to ask, but just wanted to show off some pics first

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[alphaminor]

more pics:
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[mxfaiman]

Good buy. Have you checked to see if the motor works?

Interesting CF. Kinda cool to see it actually have a mechanical portion to it.

[alphaminor]

the motor works perfectly! its runs the mini lifter,payout mech,the bell,and there are three holes in the center feature (left,middle,and right)if the ball goes in the center it uses a solenoid to open up all closed tulips (its really cool when all four tulips do this)

The CF does not appear to be animated on this one, it just has a funnel that rotates the ball and send it toward the three holes

[mxfaiman]

Wow that is great to hear it all works! Great buy then.

[pachiwall]

Nice catch! I like the CF better than mine. I'm missing the clear cover over the JP seesaw. We are both missing what may be a ball counter at the bottom.(square cavity). Yours looks to have seen less abuse than mine. Mine works correctly...but needs more than just cosmetic work, many broken plastic parts. Glad you bought it. If any new questions...just ask!

[alphaminor]

The ball rotates, not the funnel