1st Time Pachink buyer - Gladiator 9-Reel problem

[Moparformances]

please put the 500 balls in the top happer and take a pic of the back top half of your machine..

actual if ya could post a nice close up of the upper right quarter, of the back side...

[Tazman]

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[takethecastle57]

Welcome to the site that Never Closes !!

Have you checked your payout device in back that you don't have something jamming the payout motor . sometimes bits of wood or a screw will fall in the hopper and jam the payout .

Or you you can have a steel that is Larger than 11mm (3/4" diameter) will jam the payout .

I rescued a Gladiator 9 drum just like yours about 6 months ago for $20 usd and my 9 drum works great !!

[takethecastle57]

I just noticed in one of your photos the little switch is in empty the top prize tray position . When the back of the pachinko is facing you the little switch should be to the left "The Closed Position " . To empty the top "Prize Tray" it should be moved to the right . Note: Make sure you have a catch tray at the bottom of the pachinko before moving the switch to the right

[Tazman]

Nothing in the Main ball hopper motor. I have the switch to the left now. So that it is closed over the hopper flippers.

Just had a Fever and nothing payed out. Upper light still flashing in the middle the one in my avatar.

Thanks
Merry Christmas
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Yes the ball go from the Reward hopper all the way down into the ball box tray. That is once I changed the switch on the hopper release.

No I hadn't had it give out pay out I just got this like a week ago.

I did have to put several thousand balls thru the Reward hopper to get it to catch up on any rewards it had in in memory. Once I did that
the yellow light at the top went out. And then now the very top lights in the center flash non stop.

You can see the light lit on my avatar.

Should I change the hopper release switch back to lock the levers on the hopper ball track?

Anything else I can check?

[Drunkenclam]

I guess you have checked all the fuses, Is there any error lights on the back? or a 7 seg display? I don't know this machine. Sorry :-( Always make sure the back is full and balls are getting to the motor. Check the connections to your payout motor too.

[Moparformances]

I dont see any balls in these pics...

if your balls are falling threw the top hopper to your ball catch then you need to reset your ball dump (closeup in pic 2)

[Tazman]

I haven't checked the fuses as I am not sure where they are. Error lights I am not sure about either. I do see on the left side a 4 LED lights and 1 & 4 are lit.

Nothing is stuck in the Main ball motor. The reward hopper is full now. I think there is a spare fuse taped on the bottom of the machine.

[Tazman]

I put balls in the Reward hopper and it is full with about 500 balls and I moved the switch to the left in pic 2.

I have hit the reset for the REM but that is the only reset button I know.

I do have the button on the lower right under the PC board ( my 3rd pic ) that is set to the right.
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I don't know where all the fuses are. I think I have a spare fuse taped to the bottom of the machine.

The only lights on the back I know of are on the PC board labeled LED 1 thru 4 and 1 and 4 are lit as shown in the 3rd pic above.

What is the 7 seg display?

The reward hopper is full of about 500 balls and the Main Ball motor is cycling. Nothing is stuck in the Main motor it is clear.

[Tazman]

Fixed now. It just needed to catch up on all the payouts. Now it is paying out on all gates, Fevers, etc. Love it even more.
Problem now is what new Pachinko or Pachislo to look at to buy with video or anything. Glad I am single no one to complaints from...

Thanks to everyone for your help.

[Drunkenclam]

Pick a theme you like is the best idea. There are plenty to choose from, Movie, Traditional japanese. Anime

[Moparformances]

Fixed now. It just needed to catch up on all the payouts. Now it is paying out on all gates, Fevers, etc. Love it even more.
Problem now is what new Pachinko or Pachislo to look at to buy with video or anything. Glad I am single no one to complaints from...

Thanks to everyone for your help.

so what ended up being the problem???

[Tazman]

I just kept dumping balls into the Upper Reward Hopper and once it quit dumping balls into the Reward tray everything is working fine now.

Found both fuses and they were ok.

And Drunkenclam: Yes I have a few in mind. I would love the Star Wars, Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee.
Star Wars would go with my Revenge of the Jedi World Premier Billboard (Original only one in existence).
Marilyn because Joe DiMaggio was my cousin.

Hey now I have to look and see if there is a John Wayne machine.

[JACKSJE4]

@ Mopar:

It just needed to catch up on all the payouts.

@Tazman:

I would love the Star Wars, Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee.

I have been searching for a working Marilyn Monroe machine for my collection for some time now. I've already got dibbs on the next one for sale in the Denver area!!

[Tazman]

Good because I wouldn't be able to afford them now anyways...

Will have to keep my eye out for estate sales, etc. Always fun to look and get ideas for later.