HELP! Key shut inside machine

[greenranchu]

Having finally learned how to set levels my wife shut the machine with the keys inside. Is there any easy way to open it without a new key? Have tried reaching through the back but arm's too big to get to the lock. Will any other tools/ genric keys do the job?

[Chris]

If you lay the machine on its back can you get in through the bottom, a lot of machines I believe have a hole cut in the bottom for the overflow tokens to drop through. I am not really a pachislo man, but I am sure I have heard this being mentioned & is worth checking.

[Tulsa]

Yes, you can reach under the bottom of the machine on the latch side of the door. Just reach up and you can feel the latch and pull it down. It will release the door.

[luckydog]

you can use a long thin piece of something to reach inside and lift one of the 2 latches, they both are connected together.

or a small child helps in this matter

[sailorpatp]

Does your key look like

There is a hole in the bottom of mine
My Aladdin ...you have to lift up on the latch.

[alstonj1]

if your hand or arms to big for the hole find a good old stiff hanger and make it do the job like unlocking the car door no different .......use a flashlight and go through the hole in the bottom and look for the lock tab and use the hanger to push or pull on it which ever your door requires .