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Title: Which Bally to buy? Or neither? Post by: SolidSilver on January 11, 2014, 05:43:41 AM Neighbor of old friend in another state has 2 Ballys: a 1090 and an E1000.
(not really sure what the difference is; these models numbers are what the neighbor sez) Both worked fine when I last visited 2 years ago: semi-dentical basic 3-wide-reel/3 coin machines with roughly 16" square tops kinda like an IGT 16". Old bud sez both stopped working in the last year, and I can have either for "a coupla' hundred." Guys, I'm very comfortable with Mills and Aristocrat mechanicals, and now with my new "modern" IGT S+ additions. But I am utterly ignorant of Bally. Is either one of these units (recently stopped working) worth it? Which is the better machine for repair/maintenance? Or are both technical nightmares? Title: Re: Which Bally to buy? Or neither? Post by: mvco on January 11, 2014, 01:49:44 PM The 1090 should be a good machine as it has no circuit boards, purely mechanical so easy to keep running. The other one has a board, and those can be more of a pain.
Title: Re: Which Bally to buy? Or neither? Post by: dhellis on January 12, 2014, 01:05:23 AM Personally I like the E Series machines but if you are comfortable with Mills and Aristocrats then you might find
yourself better off with the 1090. Bally made a 1090 E/M machine as well as an E1090. The difference is that the E-Series has circuit boards. Open the cabinet and if you see a circuit board mounted on the left wall then that would be an E Series |