Bally 1975 E.M.1020

[relayriley]

Hi everyone,
  New here, glad I found this forum. Been looking all over the internet for info. on this"cherry wild, single bar,3 wheel slot machine mod#1020 ser#1020-130, 1975 I just bought @ a antique store. It looks to have a couple of problems with it. 1) The coins(25 cent) jam @ the door.Is there an adjustment @ the hopper to get the counter to throw the coins harder so they will hit the slot in the door? The coins seem to hit just below the door slot jamming them. I tried adjusting the knife, to no avail. Problem#2 is when it pays out it just dumps coins until the timer trips. The wipers dont move @ all on payout. also is there a repair/service manual on this model? Thank you for any help I get on this. (since this post I did a test on the EM  that turns the gear on the hopper direct volt from transformer and it works.)Looks like now I need to get a wire diagram or spend time tracing wires.  :103-does anyone know where the orange wires 2 coming off the gear motor go to? Thanks again.

[Ron (r273)]

    relayriley

Sometimes it may help to post a couple of pictures of an older machine to jog the
memory of those who may have worked on them.

Ron (r273)

[relayriley]

Bump. Nice!

[Op-Bell]

According to my list the 1020 is called "Bank Note" or Treasury" and is a 3-coin multiplier with wide reels. Being a multiplier, the payout counter is electrically stepped, not mechanically. If the hopper isn't throwing coins and the counter doesn't advance, is the pressure roller missing or stuck? That's the slightly conical steel roller on an arm with a strong spring over the knife. Normally the coins lift it, which advances the counter, and as they come out from under it gives then a sharp flick. Back of the coin plate the descending part of the arm operates contacts that step the payout counters. Make sure these contacts close when a coin passes under the roller.

It is always possible, of course, that you have a hopper made for larger coins, so that while it will pick up quarters, they don't activate the roller. When you have a quarter on the pinwheel at the top, its edge should be just a little (1/8 inch) beyond the edge of the pinwheel. If it's flush or below, it won't operate the roller.