Stuck Reel s - Sammy

[slotter]

Just a quick update on the sticking reel on the King Camel.

We (my nephew and I) talked to Joseph at PP and within 20 minutes he figured out the problem. A hidden broken wire in the harness to that reel! I NEVER would have thought of that.

New harness already on the way!

WTG pachinko_pallace and everyone else here!!

Thanks y'all!

Thats great! How did the wire get broken? Was it pinched in shipping, perhaps? Could you see that the harness was damaged or pinched?

[Tony Junior]

David, yes, the folks at PP were/ are great!

Thats great! How did the wire get broken? Was it pinched in shipping, perhaps? Could you see that the harness was damaged or pinched?

I have no idea how that wire got broken, Don. It wasn't pinched or crimped that we could see. Especially since it was broken IN the little connector above the reels. I think it was just something that may have happened at manufacture and only now showed up.

When Joseph was telling Kyle what to do, and he reached for that connector is when the wire just fell out. It was not a cold solder joint, since no wire was sticking out of the insulation at all. I don't know how close the top small reels come to those main reel connecctors when you close the front, but that too may have caused the problem if they are very close. I just don't know. But it was after refilling the hopper that the problem started.

Now that I think about it I'm inclined to think that that was the problem, especially since the door has a tendency to drop about an eighth of an inch when opening it. Something else for nephew to fix, adjust those hinges.

In any case, perhaps if someone else ever has this problem we'll all be better equiped to render aid! Who knows, it may happen to other 6 reel machines and we'll be ready to help.

BTW, it was the black wire on the third reel on the circut board connector, not on the reel cage itself. If anyone has one they will know exactly where to look.

[Tony Junior]

Thanks for fixing that icon, Tulsa!