Maruhon The Ninja striking mechanism
I just bought a Pachinko as a Christmas present for my son. We had a manual one in our basement rec room when he was growing up over 40 years ago. He and his friends still have fond memories of it.
It is a Maruhon and I believe it is considered a modern one on this site. I have enclosed pictures of the front and a closeup of what I think is the model information. There are various text lables “EXCITING MACHINE & NEW WONDERFUL PLAY CREATOR“, “High Quality original new machine”, “Original new machine. Modish”, “Your Luck’s In!” and “Enjoy Play”. The Info box in the upper middle of the play field lights up with “THE NINJA” at various times. I’m hoping that someone will provide more detailed identification information.
I thought it worked fine when it was shown to me by the seller but now I’m not so sure. There seems to be a problem in the twist knob automatic ball launcher. The timing is off so that the striker does not contact the ball when it is in the dropped position and the balls just drop into the back of the machine. (Picture attached).
There is a small 2” x 2” box with “TOUCH SWITCH CONTROL BOX “ on it and a knob that I assume is supposed to control the timing. Turning it produces an audible click but I haven’t been able to find how it works with experimentation. Can anyone with a similar machine provide guidance.
Looks like any problem should be solvable but some of the access techniques look tricky.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.
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