bally switches

[mark the spark]

as lots of us have trouble with ballys due to the old switches thought i`d post a few photos of a bally i have just bought for repair and restore
this is the one that was only indexing 1 reel at a time.
this machine was revamped in the 90`s when the switches were converted to more modern ones.
there are a few probs with this machine mainly on the change giving side which should be fun to sort out (hopefully)
but for those interested i have attached some (rather poor) photos of the switching

[mark the spark]

and

[mike]

hi mark i have a machine just like that inside part,can you tell us the other side swithes thanks

[mark the spark]

hi mike ,
           what you see is all there is the omron relay  replaces the coin relay and should do the coin accept  light as well but its not quite 100% if your uk based let me know and can give you my email
the photos show both sides of the reel mech

[mark the spark]

lol really should of read your profile first now i see you based in canada!!!!

[mike]

hey mark,that machine must be a later verision of mine,you have a relay instead of swithes or do they up date them when they repair them ,i would love to know how old mine is .i know i had it for 15 -20 years ,and still works not bad,i also have a old ballys console it aslo works good,the one i am talking about is the one in my profile/thanks

[FOXSSLOTS1]

revamp is an understatement!!!  interesting approach but? 

[mark the spark]

there are some minor errors with the machine the guy i bought it from sent away for repairs but it came back worse than before
the machine was revamped in 1992 not quite sure of is original age have not spent much time on this one at the moment as have another on the go.
most british ballys are low denominations due to the gaming laws and most that come up on e bay have been altered in some way or another. 
spares are harder to come buy so people tend to buy 2 to make 1, unless foxslots starts exporting!!!!
this machine has some minor faults the change machine will give change but when you put a coin in to play  it will then give change again seems to not be resetting

there is a feature where for 10 p you get 5 plays but the coil has been snipped so not sure what the original problem was
till i reconnect it
im sure the payout board has been made by some one i know you can etch your own boards you buy the kits from rs also the 2 payout was worn looked to me it had been scratched out
but these ballys are fun and as ive said before the cost to buy  and there general value makes it hard to spend seriious money on them but will keep on at it still lots to learn!!!!

[mark the spark]

the omron relay has replaced the coin switch, the coin mech on the door has a jumper wire across it will post photos later
it works but the coin accept light does not work properly
the small neon lights on the coin mechs on the change giver were all blown who ever wired it had the common connected to the 50v circuit (not all yellows are common)
the last thing to sort is the jacpot bell the jakpot is a massive 75 coins (or £1.50)