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Just a quickie on the Casino Royal. The multi coin mech was a nightmare when they were first introduced. The adjustment on these took a long time to get right, you would get 2/6 (half crown) right then adjust for the 2/- (two shillings/10p piece), adjust 6d then find 6d dropping into 2/- re-adjust 2/- then 2/- would drop into 2/6d, it was murder. The hopper was the same, some of the coins would flow through fine but others would be thrown into the machine or one coin might jam the micro switch. As these machines were all mains it would only take one odd coin to blow one of the fuses. Obviously both coin mech and hopper were put right eventually.

Well.... I guess it depends what unblocked means. I did gamble 4 oranges on lucky 7 (or x 12) and won £19.20, played the jackpot tune and paid out too so did not let me gamble on to a possible £50. Yet, when I tried that game card in mine briefly I could gamble cherries beyond the £20 mark. I need some time to play rather than fix lol. I will try and get some footage at some point too. 👍

Okay, 46 Charles Street The production line was just that, these coffins disguised as a ‘one armed bandits’ were in a line of about five, just the basic cabinet. We would fit all internal workings i.e. coin mechs, overflow tubes, payout mechs ,looms, I think most know what would be fitted inside, payout cup, handle boss e.c.t, each screw, nut and bolt by hand. The Jolly Roger didn’t stay in production for very long. Dave Shenton was working on a new type of machine, one which none of us were aware of. A complete new design of cabinet, new inners, new face front glass. If my memory serves me right (in my 70s now, mind gets muddled a bit) this “new” machine the mighty Monte Carlo. This machine made it harder on the back, bending over to install the inners, not so much for me as I was young but for the oldies Ralph was in his 50s John in his 70s. Later when sales picked up a raised platform was built with rollers (less backache); an air compressor system was installed allowing the use of air tools, drills, screwdrivers and so on. In the same room but behind a partition was where the girls worked, wiring reel units, control boards and payout boards. On the same floor was a store room, machine test area, a unit test area and an office for Dave Shenton, all this in a Victorian house. My basic wage was around £5-£7 a week but the bonus system was so good that I was bringing home between £25-£30 a week. As production increased more people were employed, bonuses decreased. Here is an interesting fact that now we would be saying “how could they do that”. In the storeroom there was a trap door when lifted there were stairs leading down to the basement which as I said earlier was the machine shop. If anyone wanted anything from the stores they would have to walk from the basement up two flights of stairs. Roger Collins said that this was a waste of valuable time so he decided to open up the stairs in the stores. Stacked high were dozens of Jennings and other makes of ‘one armed bandits’ Today when seeing these machines we would say “treasure trove”, heartbreak time, I and another worker called Karl had to strip these machines of all their inners (plenty of old 6d pieces, still currency then, needless to say they went into our pockets) and throw all the metal shells into a van that was then taken to the local rubbish tip and dumped. Why they would want to do that I do not understand because just up the road at 58 Charles Street was another company called Lynguard amusements, they had these types of machines rented out but they decided, “chuck them away”. Little did I know then I would work for that company a few years later. Behind the scenes the company had bought the premises in Ferry Road. We, the workers had no idea until one day we were told that production would stop, a meeting was set up with the whole work force, we were then told we were moving. Everything was taken from Charles Street, if it moved we took it. Vans were parked in the lane behind the building being loaded up. At Ferry Road all the buildings were set up ready to start production. Raised platforms with empty cabinets all ready for work to start. A wiring department, two test areas, a building for a machine shop, also one for cabinet making. A.C.E. was becoming big. More later if interested

Love that BFM machine. Not really sure what's going on, but it looks like fun

Looks absolutely spanking new ! well done Mart 👌🏻 What a job Be interesting to see the unblocked gamble

Progressing now have a working MPU3 (thanks @midibob) the alpha is in and its playing really well, taking coins, paying out bug free! The start of this topic was all about the CHR, thats also sorted thanks to @johnparker007and @stonyat421 in fact I have the first version with unblocked gamble to have a play with and compare to my £100 V14 code. All good stuff! thanks to all involved......

Iv a full scimatic somewhere but think its in spannish, ill look at some old hard drives for it. edit, i have attached it here S30C-921051115240.pdf

Cheers Vecs

That looks fucking ace!! Love the textured powder coat finish too, real class. I've got a couple of old cash boxes if you want. They'll be a bit rusty but judging by what you've done with this machine it will be a walk in the park for you! Drop me a PM and I'll get them over to you.

Some of my jackpots today lol