Should I buy this pachinko?

[luckydog]

5 is for normal wins, 14 is for jackpot or fever wins,

I think that is the "fever" jackpot door and the number is telling you what round it is in.

it should open and close each round when you get 3 numbers lined up!

[GoodToBeDad]

That all makes sense. Thanks!

[pachiwall]

It's amazing how many "broken" machines are sold simply because the owner doesn't try and figure out what went wrong. Especially on a mechanical machine. But then, if they did, we wouldn't be able to get these machines for dirt cheap now, would we?

Gotta love those "broken" vintages!

[MrGneiss]

I know it's not a modern, but probably works like one.
Joe

Almost all pachinkos after 1980 are modern pachinkos.. this one is very modern!!

Just a couple more questions.

There is a door about two thirds of the way down and centered (circled in the picture). This door opened and closed several times while I was in some kind of fever mode. Inside the door is a screen with a number on it. When the door opened the first time, the number was 0. The second time was number 1. All the way up to number 9 and then it repeated. Does someone know what this number represents?

This question should be easy. There is "5&14" printed on the front of the machine. I assume that the number 5 represents the number of balls I'm awarded for each jackpot. What does the number 14 represent?

I still can't figure out what that keyhole on the back does.

Thanks again. I'm loving this machine.

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I remember Compirate once mentioned there were a few machines once that actually had settable odds sort of like a pachislo, but with just 3 settings..maybe thats what the key switch is?? You could ask Compirate..

This machine seems fun..I always like getting games with different rules..but as you've found out it can get frustrating if you can't figure them out..