"rare" vintage hokoku
finally got home to open it... was packed well & the seller put a board on top to protect the tray, as requested
this machine is very different in the ball flow and electrical.
so far I found a jackpot seesaw at the top middle, just under the window that shows the balls rolling down the upper chute. the balls seem to cascade down the right side across two different bells.
there are 4 leaf switches. 2 for jackpots, but at different points in the jackpot flow... sequential flashing lights maybe?
2 switches are activated by the low ball indicator rod. can't figure out why 2 of them right now.
there are a couple other rods and pivots I will figure out tomorrow when I take the covers off.
one interesting feature, that I have not seen before, is that if the balls back up too far in the bottom tray chute, a rod and lever setup at the bottom right pivots and a blue tulip looking door crosses the ball path, so you can't play until you empty.
more to come tomorrow, when I get into the deep clean.
there are definitely stains on this face. I knew that when I bought it... got to find a way to lessen them. i've been thinking about overlays on those areas? can't bleach them without maybe making it worse.
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