New Pachislo Owner - thank you already and some quick questions ...

[spoonelli]

Just wanted to say a quick hello and thanks to everyone here.

I've been working on arcade machines for a bit and have been active on KLOV, but came across a Speed Racer Pachislo that was listed as "powers up but not working". I've been on the hunt for a SF2 for a while but liked the look and figured I'd take a chance. No keys to reset or front door.

A couple searches on these forums once I got it home, and I got the front door open, followed some reset procedures (used alligator clips on the reset terminals inside the PSU as I'm not sure if I'll just source a key or do a switch replace), stuck a coin in between the door sensor and what do ya know - she's working!

Pic - https://imgur.com/a/Jr2lphh


I'm already starting to think this won't be my last machine.

My only outstanding questions right now are as follows:

1) machine has a grey two pronged power cord. Is there a procedure to wire in a 3-prong (grounded) cord and a spot to connect earth ground? It's typically the first thing I do on my arcade machines out of safety but not sure if there's an earth ground location on these machines.

2) The first reel is a smidge wobbly. Video here -- https://imgur.com/a/4w1Xfv1 -- Is there a good way to straighten the reel out? I can't seem to find a good procedure for it.

3). Confirming the speed racer (I guess it's the V1 with the small LCD display) is 3 tokens only?

Thanks so much!