Leaderboard

Well..I have been chasing this machine, for the last decade. I missed it, on marketplace in 2015, and it recently turned up again, in Detroit. And even then, the seller has been very hard to get hold of. It's a rebuild of Lucky Strike So, a 400 mile round road trip this morning, to Detroit. The cabinet is in good shape. Things that are missing. The individual coin transfer chute, from the mech to the tubes. No back door. I haven't powered it up, as the power supply probably needs a good looking at, and this is a Rifa cap style PSU??. Anything else I need to know, before powering it up? Can't believe I actually own this, let's hope, I can get it, to work

Thanks guys I’m loving it! Managed to crack one its own mpu looks like I just caught the battery in time! Wet patch under the crusty battery, Otherwise the board is very clean

Well just arrived about an hour ago, and on first look I’m happy! Needs a good clean inside and out, glasses are perfect intervals complete, just the base is missing! Mpu is dead will get a better look tomorrow

Grip the plug whilst squeezing the two plastic tabs, gently wiggle and pull ( If that sentence was printed in Mayfair it would have a whole new meaning 🤣)

Maybe a stuck switch? Or one of the coin switches stuck down?

Razzle is great game ,the best mpu3 tall cab game in my opinion. Well worth the wait .

Hi folks, Ive got some rare game artwork id like to print out-we've also got a graphics designer at work that will help me out tidying up the artwork... does anyone know anything about the printing processes or what companies do it-especially reel bands? Ive seen many people look into it over the years but not many people see it through- which is mad because of how many machines and reels have been produced over the years... is it niche or what?

Ive emailed him

yes that looks fine, 47 ohms 3w resistor will be fine with a 16 ohm speaker 👍 as long as it is close or near enough i would say it's fin. good work!

Hello! Fantastic!! It's good practice for you and a real boost for me. I understand everything. (I think...) I've got my calculator out again. Ohm's law. Thanks! Soon, I'll replace the original 27-ohm resistor with a 47-ohm 4W one. That will bring the resistance down to 63 ohms. It'll be cleaner, too. Please don't hold it against me. I'm slow to react, and sometimes the translation isn't straightforward. But we'll get there, with the explanations from Bob, JimXXX, Andrew... Thanks!

We’ve all said this before but ‘untested’ or ‘not working but may just need a fuse’ are always total bollocks. Both = fucked.

Hello everyone. I would like to present you this electroméchanical machine and ask you for help. Here are sone pics of the machine and of the machine card. Maybe somebody knows this machine ?

Hello. I'm continuing the ddismantling and cleaning of the machine. A lot of dried grease to remove. I found this coin inside the machine, instead of a washer.

I have got one of these, im still trying to suss out all the features, but its a nice game to play.. im amazed at how you make these emulators i may challenge you to making one for my jive money coin pusher. this is a pic of viva Las Vegas. so you can see the layout.

Good evening, gentlemen. I have an update. I had two remaining problems: 1. The lamps/lights 2. The sound. 1 - The first problem is solved. In the video, you can see that the X2 isn't lit when it should be. However, the following is lit, just above it: OR COLLECT 1/2 AND GAMBLE. Well, I admit; I searched a lot before realizing that the group of two lamps/lights was reversed. Probably during a previous cleaning. 2 - I received a faulty speaker; I'm waiting for a new one. That's all for now. Have a good evening. VID_20260212_165641.mp4

There is another card Inside the cabinet. "This is the property of Phonographic equipment CO ltd" https://irp.cdn-website.com/d96e2807/files/uploaded/4._The__Phonographic_Equipment_Company_Ltd_Part_Three.pdf

I have blocked him, I still got my money minus return label, buyer got a working board but instead of being happy decided to get his money back! I believe in Karma

Matty's work is top class, and worth waiting for.

That stinks, eBay are too quick to rule in favour of buyers and your experience is a good example of why sellers are put off from using eBay.. It is possible to report bad buyers, and to block them for bidding or buying your item.

Good evening. Thank you for the link about the speaker. I've read everything. I've also done a lot of reading on this topic of speaker impedance and resistor configuration. There are pros and cons, some agree, some disagree... in short...full of diverse and varied opinions. I haven't decided yet. For information, I forgot to mention it, the potentiometer is 50 ohms. It's almost over. Merci. Have a good evening.

there are some surface mount transistors which have the same ratings, and i did have a plan to fit these to a small pcb with legs so would be a drop in replacement. but that never happened for reasons most will know

Happy days, what a nice clean board 👍

Not sure what happened here! Worked on my phone, will try again edit, working for me

IMG_6526.mov She lives! Fitted my working spare board, still no boot! Cracked open the game card and re seated the roms and bingo she sprang to life! So its own board works on the bench but I will need to open it up and check it over for battery damage and replace the caps etc but I’m well delighted 🤩 Short video with 20 credits

I know think it was DPD he used, he had another base but has since dumped it! I think it would be too much hassle for you nick but thanks for offering it

lol we all have lists like that maybe one day 😂

Err... I haven't had the PSU apart yet. Those round plugs, look very brittle. What is the best way to disconnect them?? Plus, this is all I get now, when turning it on. Along with reel alarms, which are probably dirty optos

So, impatience got the better of me. Checked the grounds, and everything is where it should be. Powered up.. nothing I noticed a small service switch. Turned that on. It booted, with the door open. Nice attract mode. Pressed the service switch, 10 credits, but the start button is dead??.I press the door close switch.. and it alarms out. See below. Any ideas?? Statto 20260301_112613.mp4

The psu is not Rifa style, normally they are solid! Little bit of work to do, but congrats on getting it! Will be good to see it up and running

I know Mike, purchase date was 14th December! Hopefully worth the wait

At last this is arriving on Monday!

That sounds like some sort of primitive lady pleasing device! Im looking at the wiring-one of the spade connectors is on a chain(the one you have removed)... does that go to the other solenoids that are also firing? That could be a clue. Can you take a pic of how the other solenoids are wired... or maybe someone else can validate the wiring is correct. Take it these are +50V(ish) AC drives for the solenoids? Seems like there could be too much current draw for them to stop firing.

Set on 20p with the jackpot at £150. thanks are in the notes. there will be a real layout to follow. (by dave p) CLUB PINNACLE.rar

Why don’t you put your old roms on you working cart?

To change the game from 10p play change Dil switch 3, I believe on the second bank of switches, and that will sort that out, it could be on bank 1, but I'm pretty sure it is bank 2

The other thing to consider is whether the different ROMs have different allocations to the solenoids! Maybe a lockout on one is a solenoid on another? Do you have the original ROMs to test?

It's usually a board issue with the capacitors beside the payout transistors or a leaky transistor

midasororey@yahoo.es Really helpful guy and knows his onions on backlit stuff and printing once he uderstands what you need

Not totally sure but I think generally a high quality paper is used and then laminated .I know alan (road runner ) has drawn up bands in the past but he has then sent the file off to printers . He did one or two sets for me and what made the difference for.me was that we managed to get an off white light cream colour for the background band colour to give a slightly" used "look which was much better than just a pure white which looked too new .

just done some working out, with the resistor 27 ohms and the speaker at 30 ohms this totals 57 ohms, the supply is 12v so when the transistor T11 turns on 210ma passes through the transistor collector to emitter, that's 2.53watts, the transistor is rated for 800ma. but if the 30 ohm speaker is replaced with 8 ohm this becomes 27ohm resistor +8 ohms = 35 ohms, so the current goes up to 343ma and 4.12 watts! its still well within the transistors switching capacity, but as its most likely 40 year old transistor it will most likely die as these are prone to failing with age even when everything is all correct! also the increased current and switching the transistor on and off rapidly to create the 'tone' will cause heat in the transistor junction which can also cause the transistor to fail, but may be fine for a while. so its up to you really what you do. Others will say just change the speaker from 30 ohms to 8 ohms, and yes it will work, but it is entirely up to you if you want to do that, or do it properly. I would presume 30 ohms was chosen so a 3w 27 ohm resistor would be well within the ratings, with the 8 ohm speaker 4.12w puts the 27 ohm resistor as well under rated at just 3w

hi, you say...the resistor .. 'it didn't make much difference', but what about the T11 transistor on the board switching the voltage on and off now has more collector current as the speaker load is the collector resistor for the transistor, so the transistor T11 is not more likely to fail. this is why the speaker is 30 ohms as there is no standard audio amplifier to drive standard 8 ohm speakers as is usual

Hello everyone. To finish this machine, the speaker still needed replacing. That's done; I replaced it with a 16-ohm speaker. I tried adding an 8-ohm resistor to get closer to 30 ohms. But honestly, the result didn't make much difference. Very little difference. So I didn't add the resistor, and it works fine as is. So, it's finished. I want to thank everyone who contributed again. I'll make a video, as requested. Not right away (I have to leave again), but it will be done. Thanks everyone.

I found on Ebay this catalog about upright Bally slot machines especially about the "treasure chest" The seller don't tell me what informations are in this catalog about the machine. Electrical diagram ? diagram of the inside of the machine ? Could someone provide me with some information about this catalog ? Thanks in advance.

totally puts me off wanting to sell anything on there, over the years have thought of selling the boards etc I made, but then hearing about the scams i think naa, I will loose less money by not selling!

I hate people 😞

As Bob said above, max volume is approx 60 ohm, so you could put an 8 ohm in and change the 27 to a 49 ohm resistor, whatever you do if it is not original it will effect the volume but you can compensate by setting the volume to your required level, some have just put an 8 ohm in and not turned it up as much. There is an old thread here. Well done on getting to this stage and hopefuly there wont be any more previous owner errors to sort out.

andy keptboy has loads of it or he did ... might be worth messaging him ?

I will message you

I have no idea sorry! Also I have no way of testing them, pulled from a box of around 50 displays I have

That's brilliant, thanks so much for that.👍