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HI All:

I have a Bally Big Win 1 cent EM slot. I am in the process of bringing it out of a 1 year hibernation due to remodeling. It came back on line with several blown light bulbs. Does anyone have a good source for lightbulbs for the EMs? i was able to pick up the 63 series at the auto store and they are working fine. The coin indicator lights (there are 12) I thought were N44's and I got those at Radio Shack but they were on for a few spins and then burned out.

Also for the inside of the machine can anyone recommend good cleaners? From sitting the inside coin mechs and slides seem a bit discolored. I sprayed Contact cleaner on the coin mech and the coin switches. That loosened them up and the coins are going in and registering with only a few getting stuck.  On occasion the coins hang up and a slight tap makes it drop and advances the coin indicator light. As this is a 6 coin machine it can get frequent and I don't want the guts to get damaged from the tapping on the machine.

The coin entry coil chatters on occasion all so. I have the Mead book and it states to hit it lightly with a small hammer to demagnetize the coil. Doesn;t sound like a good idea to me although the book has been helpful so far.  Any  one have a better way to prevent the chatter?

Thanks to everyone in advance.

I'll betcha Foxsslots has everything you need!  :89-

One cent machines are hard to get a good coin acceptance rate. The problem is the weight of a penny. Same issue with the dime.
Usually people convert them to nickle or quarter machines.

I kind of figured it was due to the weight of the penny. When i got the machine years back I stock piled a whole mess of "old" pre- 1975 pennies. Since the new ones are no longer all copper and mostly zinc. The lighter weight I knew then would be a problem.  My goal is to get a nickle and a dime EM so i can loose all my pocket change in my "banks".. :208-

I also have a BIG WIN penny machine.  I have not had any difficulty with it accepting pennies (although I had to tweak the 10 cent coin acceptor slightly).  
My coin divertor assembly also chatters sometimes.  It is a combination of the the divertor plate (hinge) worn loose along with the old vibrating coil.

I buy my lights from http://www.centsibleamusements.com  .  He seems to have good prices and if you want LED substitutes he has those; though they seem to be a little too white for my taste.  Kinda odd our perception of a correct looking play field is in the yellow spectrum.
Jeff

You can pull your coin lockout armature out, and hit the rough spots with a file to clean it up.  Loosen the 2 screws holding the 'holder', and pull off the spring, and you can remove it fairly easy.  You can smack it with a hammer then, without doing damage to the machine.
You can often temporarily stop the coil chatter by just pulling the handle forward an inch to open the dashpot, and that kills power to the coil.  When you release handle often that stops the buzzing, and you're good to go.

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