Need help with a vintage Sankyo

[cameltoad]

Hi all.

Purchased my first machine today, and... Im not sure Im doing it right

Everything works- or did, rather- when I picked it up- the jackpots payed out AND made the bell sound.

Now that Ive got the machine back at my place and set up, I cant for the LIFE of me get the jackpots to pay out. I open the case and drop balls directly into the slot, but no go- that being said, when I tinker with the back of it, I can sometimes (accidentally) get a jackpot to both sound, and pay off- so I know the machine CAN do it.

What am I doing wrong, gang?

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Thanks all! Lets bring this beauty back to life!

[CarlW]

It looks correct in the pictures. Other than the reward tray is empty. It needs to be full.

The see saw is UP - correct. The block fork is UP - correct.

[cameltoad]

uploading a video- hopefully itll help explain exactly what is going wrong.

[cameltoad]

It was only empty for the picture. I have it full to the brim, the jackpot "plunger" is up, and still- no jackpot. Balls also keep getting stuck in a small narrow channel at the bottom of the machine.

[DaveCapps]

Yup. looks like the payout lock is in the locked position because of the empty reward tray.

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When the tray fills this "Z" shaped part will rock over out of the way

Filler up and have a ball

[cameltoad]

When I push up on that part, the balls release out of the machine- I cant figure out how to get them to release through the jackpot slot. Also- when I drop the balls manually, they get bounced by the UP seesaw, into a small channel, and get stuck EVERY TIME.

Where should the jackpot balls be traveling?

thanks

[CarlW]

Uploading your video may help!

Check out this sticky with a video from member Mopar about the model B. The machine is nearly identical in operation.

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/vint...l-b-video.html

When a jackpot is forced, in the back of the machine, the balls come out the back, that is normal.

Kind of a tamper switch built in.

[cameltoad]

Figured it out

I wasnt keeping enough balls in the top hopper (payout balls), and thought that the "emtpy payout hopper" lock flipper in the shooting mechanism was faulty, so i wedged a piece of plastic to keep it open and shooting

Did some deductive reasoning, and whala- working machine...

That being said--- how hard would it be for me to get the lights up and going? As you can see in the above posted pics, the wires (and even lightbulbs) are intact-

Thanks again!

[CarlW]

Figured it out

I wasnt keeping enough balls in the top hopper (payout balls), and thought that the "emtpy payout hopper" lock flipper in the shooting mechanism was faulty, so i wedged a piece of plastic to keep it open and shooting

Did some deductive reasoning, and whala- working machine...

That being said--- how hard would it be for me to get the lights up and going? As you can see in the above posted pics, the wires (and even lightbulbs) are intact-

Thanks again!

Usually white is positive, red is negative and black is the attendant wire on that machine.

Use a 9V battery to test. Unscrew the bulb and touch it to the battery posts to check each bulb.

If the bulbs work, use a battery holder or clip and twist the wires to test the wiring. The fuse is usually the weak point on that machine.

The low reward light circuit has a micro switch wired normally closed and is usually reliable.

The jackpot light circuit has a leaf switch near the see saw and is wired normally open.

One can use 7.5 V bulbs with a 9V battery and they are slightly over driven.
Some Radio Shack part numbers...
Battery Clip 270 324
Battery Holder 270 326
Bulb 272 1133

[Moparformances]

glad to see ya got it up and working

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