I have a non-cyclic Star Wars. I was just about to build a cabinet that held a lot of balls at the top to feed into the reward hopper with the idea being that the machine held enough balls for a decent fever payout.

Then I managed to get hold of a Ball Lifter that is now on its way to me.
Looking at how it works there doesn't seem to be as much ball storage space as there is with a homemade hopper feeder box.

I can imagine the machine running out of balls mid-payout and the whole idea of the ball lift was to stop me having to feed the hopper. The way the electronics work on the lift sensor also look like they might stop you attaching an extra hopper feeder to the top of the machine.

Can anyone who has a ball lift tell me the best way to set it up and how many balls it holds before running out.