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I have a Fireball 3 reel machine that needs the 3rd reel adjusted to stop downward about 3/4" to line up with the pay line. Is this a mechanical or electronic adjustment ?

  bally reel strips have two notches in them  lower notch is for upright machines and upper one is for slant tops.  Sounds like your off a notch  ( sorry had to say it )   :79- :79-

thanks Buzz. The reel strips haven't been changed, I wonder if the reel strip moved ? I'll check tonight.

You might get away with loosening the thumb screw on
the front and pushing the reel up or down as needed
and then re-tightening the thumbscrew?

That's what it is there for: it's a poor fix to cover poor engineering. My Bally reels get slightly out of alignment every time they are moved through that "slow, bumpy" spin, whether during start-up, or in the test menu.
IGT just designed theirs to never get out of alignment, so there was no need to "put the screws" to the customer. :127- :5- :96- :25-


Bunker, is it my imagination, or is your thumb getting older? :200-  :208- :208- :208-

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LOL  I think it was due to bad lighting conditions...
my thumb needs makeup before performing before cameras.  :96-

I removed the third reel and found the strip had moved. Adjusted and replaced, now everything lines up. Thanks for the help everyone !

Awesome!!!! Glad to hear that!!! :3- :3- :136-