Need any info on this Mizuho

[izubon]

I recently found our old Mizuho pachinko machine my uncle brought home from japan during the Vietnam war.. I would like to restore it but have no information about it so any info would be greatly appreciated


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[Moparformances]

for some reason your pictures are not showing??

please try and attach them again

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[izubon]

sorry here are the pics


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[CarlW]

It's missing a lot of parts. It's not one of the more common machines but also is not considered highly valuable.

To fix it or restore it, it would be helpful to have a machine with nearly identical parts, in working condition.

[pachiwall]

Top ball hopper missing...probably the biggest (obvious) obstacle. I once made a Nishijin ball hopper work on a Maruhon. http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/vint...-vintages.html That part starts at post #24 on page 2. Closer pics and testing will tell what else it needs. I enjoy the lesser known/ less common machines...but they come with a price! Parts are close to NON EXISTANT...and no one knows what it is supposed to look like! Probably can be fixed. Take some closer pics of different parts of the back. Maybe we can help!

[izubon]

Well got really lucky.. went back to look and see if there was anything else in the attic that I missed and low and behold I found the hopper

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now if I could find some manuals or a parts list to figure out what I'm missing..

[compirate]

You'll be hard pressed to make it 100%, but with the hopper and possibly making some covers (can't quite see what might be missing that would be an issue), it looks like you have enough there to make it playable.

[Moparformances]

Well got really lucky.. went back to look and see if there was anything else in the attic that I missed and low and behold I found the hopper

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now if I could find some manuals or a parts list to figure out what I'm missing..

if ya search the vintage portion of the site and look at pics you should be able to get an idea of whats missing.. i cant say for sure i have see that exact model.. (just when ya thought ya had seen them all)

take a look at this and see if ya can get an idea whats there and whts not.. it a differnt brand but may get ya started in the right direction..

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

is see for sure your missing part if the dump tube.. but ya dont need that for game play..

[CarlW]

Appears Missing: lower feed ramp cover, see saw area plastic, jackpot area plastic, linkage wire for low ball flag, wiring.

That being said, it's worth a try to put your hopper on, load it with a few hundred balls and see if it works.

The lower ramp feed cover keeps pachinko balls from piling upon each other. Some machines work tolerably better than others.

See saw area plastic is probably not mandatory.

Jackpot area plastic keeps jackpot reward balls from missing the path to the top tray. May work ok without it.

Linkage to flag is not mandatory.

Wiring is optional.

I probably have spare plastic but would need to see some better pictures to be sure. Send a PM if interested.

[izubon]

Thanks guys.. I think first order of business is to start cleaning it up go from there..