Hello, first pachinko machine. First time playing one too.
Picked up a Sankyo machine on impulse for $60 today. Never seen a pachinko machine before, but being a fan of odd junk I could not resist.
https://goo.gl/photos/XrugNTq5sZYJp5RVA
Someone had cut the wires to the bulbs and switches for some reason. But it appears that this game works with gravity alone so I was pleased with that. I will at some point get the lights and switches back in working order and maybe do something clever with an Arduino or Raspberry Pi. But that's nerding for another day...
It's apparently sat in disuse for a very long time as the balls have some rust on them. That made the balls jam up in the works. Could see some balls had navigated to places that it appears they shouldn't be. So I disassembled it and de-balled (should have had my wife do that job!) the whole unit. Got it back together, sorted out the rusty balls and dumped in the cleanest batch in the top for testing purposes.
Works! But... then there's a problem.
Around the ring that the ball enters, at about 2'o'clock, I notice that there is a stuck ball peeping behind a white flap. I opened the glass and popped it out and noticed that there are a few other balls below it. Hidden behind that square channel that makes the ring. Are balls supposed to be in that channel? What makes them come out? Has stumped me.
Thanks for your help and I look forwards to restoring this.
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