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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    interesting machine.. i dont see a low ball light.. but i do see a hole to look threw and see of balls are there... Interesting.. never seen one quite like it
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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    Man that is a nice machine.

    Only if they posted the ad earlier. I was in Redondo last weekend. It would have been sold then. (well after a little haggling )

    100 machines and counting...

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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    Quote Originally Posted by Moparformances View Post
    interesting machine.. i dont see a low ball light.. but i do see a hole to look threw and see of balls are there... Interesting.. never seen one quite like it
    My Maruhon is the same way. It does, however have a low ball light.curb key 009.jpgHere is the sight hole from the rear, along with the low ball switch, and the only 2 bulbs. The wiring is mostly intact...but kind of a mess.curb key 010.jpg curb key 011.jpgNo fuse block...just a 3 prong connector that I haven't tested or played with yet. The jackpot switch is behind this cover.curb key 012.jpg There is a hole in the center feature for a win bulb, but no evidence of one ever there.curb key 015.jpg Here is the lights from the front.curb key 016.jpgNot sure which light does what, I would guess green for win, and red for STOP low balls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pachiwall View Post
    My Maruhon is the same way. It does, however have a low ball light.
    Cool machine
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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    I also have a Maruhon of similar vintage and the red triangle under thw green has a light or is supposed to and that lights up when you hit the jackpot, at least mine does.
    Mine looks exactly like yours as far as the green and red lens goes. My center is very different tho.

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    Wow! Those are the best and largest pics I've ever seen on Craigslist!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Cebu View Post
    I also have a Maruhon of similar vintage and the red triangle under thw green has a light or is supposed to and that lights up when you hit the jackpot, at least mine does.
    Mine looks exactly like yours as far as the green and red lens goes. My center is very different tho.
    Can you post a pic of the wiring to help me figure mine out?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pachiwall View Post
    Wow! Those are the best and largest pics I've ever seen on Craigslist!


    only if all people could have pics like that for their ads.

    100 machines and counting...

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    Quote Originally Posted by pachiwall View Post
    Can you post a pic of the wiring to help me figure mine out?
    Sure thing The wires at least on mine that are important are the green and the red. The blue was used by the parlor to show the machine was out of balls so it's not used.
    The first pic as you can see is the same as yours the green lens is used to show that you are out of balls.
    The second lens lights up when you hit the jackpot.


    Attachment 51956

    Ok this is a closeup of the two bulbs. The top one is for the balls out and the bottom is for the jackpot.
    The wiring is pretty simple. The microswitch you see is activated by that armature and that will lift up when you run out of balls.
    It will also lock out your shooter.

    Attachment 51957

    Ok this one shows little but behind the plastic is another microswitch that when activated lights the jackpot bulb.
    You will have to test the wires to see which ones are positive and negative.
    Possible problems are the lights don't work. Test this by taking out the bulb and manually activating it. I'm using a
    battery box with 4 AA rechargeable batteries as it's cheaper for me and has a switch but a 9V battery will work also.
    If your bulbs test out good then you need to hook it all up and see if it works.
    A voltage meter helps, mine was broken so I just did it by trial and error.
    If the bulbs are good and they don't light. First thing to check while the power is on is to make sure the bulbs are seated
    in their screw in holders properly. I spent 2 hours checking all the wires and rebuilding the switches only to find the
    socket where the bulb screws in was rusty and it wasn't making contact.
    This is a very simple circuit. If you get stuck as and I will try and help and/or take more pics.

    Attachment 51958

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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    Thanks Steve...But I can't see the pics. I see links labeled as attachments...but when I click on them I get an invalid attachment notice.

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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    Yeah something screwed up when I posted them. I'll try again. These are in order 1 -2 - 3 above. Hope this helps.

    Lens 1.jpgLights 1.jpgOther Wiring 1.jpg

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    Default Re: Vintage Maruhon Pachinko Machine - $40 (Redondo Beach)

    The machine in the first post was relisted at $35.

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