How to Quiet Noisy Reels

[jdkmunch]

Very nice! 

[StatFreak]

You know, for all of the information that they give about stepper motors, they don't mention the slot machine anywhere on the page...

They do now.  

Boy, the Riff Raff they let edit web pages nowadays.

Good job Kevin. That'll teach 'em to ignore the gaming industry.  

Hmm, I think that I give out too much karma.  Every time I go to click on someone's "Green Arrow" I get a rude message.
Next time I'll try "The Shadow", instead. He knows..    

[Yoeddy1]

Stayouttadabunker...thank you so much for the tutorial and photos.  I ran through your method step by step on my 20 year old IGT Jackpot Jungle machine, and I can't believe how quiet the reels spin now!  This should be a sticky in my opinion. 

Thanks again!

[stayouttadabunker]

LOL...I learned these from reading stuff right here on NLG !
I cannot accept any credit for these fixes...all I did was pass 'em along!
I'm so happy you got those reels working better! 

[StatFreak]

... This should be a sticky in my opinion. 

 

I changed the subject as well.

SF
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[slot monkey]

I just completed the procedure that Bunker described on my reels and they are alot quieter now. Thanks for the pics Bunker and a thanks to whom ever came up to the ideas. Now I can play at night without waking up everyone in the tree house.

[Neonkiss]

Any chance of posting that secret super quiet reel fix here for others to see?
Or do I have to pass the secret handshake first.

To quiet my reels I usually just turn up the speaker volume.

[knagl]

Any chance of posting that secret super quiet reel fix here for others to see?
Or do I have to pass the secret handshake first.

I'll give you the link, even though you didn't do the secret handshake.  In fact, you're on the right message thread for it -- just on the second page of it!  You need to go back to the first page, or for simplicity, just click here.

To quiet my reels I usually just turn up the speaker volume.

Amen.

[reho33]

Mark, works for me too! K+

[Jim]

Robert    Here is another link     check the date!   no secret handshake needed    just try to help out when I can

Jim

[a69mopar]

I just saw this Bunker, K+ from me too.

Thanks,
Wayne

[mkd3b]

You know, for all of the information that they give about stepper motors, they don't mention the slot machine anywhere on the page, but they do mention floppy drives.

    If you notice the link for applications slot machines are listed there with other apps

[stayouttadabunker]

Ya mean this?
You guys have bad eyes! lol>>>>


Applications

Computer-controlled stepper motors are one of the most versatile forms of positioning systems. They are typically digitally controlled as part of an open loop system, and are simpler and more rugged than closed loop servo systems.

Industrial applications are in high speed pick and place equipment and multi-axis machine CNC machines often directly driving lead screws or ballscrews. In the field of lasers and optics they are frequently used in precision positioning equipment such as linear actuators, linear stages, rotation stages, goniometers, and mirror mounts. Other uses are in packaging machinery, and positioning of valve pilot stages for fluid control systems.

Commercially, stepper motors are used in floppy disk drives, flatbed scanners, computer printers, plotters, slot machines, and many more devices.

Some people looking for generators for homemade Wind Turbines found success in using stepper motors for generating power

[knagl]

Did you guys not see reply #24?   

[a69mopar]

You know, for all of the information that they give about stepper motors, they don't mention the slot machine anywhere on the page...

They do now.   

Ya mean this?
You guys have bad eyes! lol>>>>


I had to do it.....

W

[stayouttadabunker]

I wear glasses and have pocket protectors  ...be careful!    lol

[StatFreak]

I wear glasses and have pocket protectors  ...be careful!    lol

I wear pockets and have glass protectors     ...be silly!  

[ckc]

well thoses were nice little tricks here!

[poppo]

A couple of cautions and notes on the tape portion of this fix. If the reel is already a tight fit on the shaft, be very careful with using the tape. You may get the reel almost all of the way on, and then it can get stuck making it very difficult to get back off. Yes it happened to one of mine. I should have left it alone when I noticed that it was already a lot tighter on the shaft than the other ones.

Also, the shafts on stepper motors are not 'bonded' to the armature. So when you go banging on the retaining  clip to make it tighter. you can actually push the shaft through the motor which will cause the reel to bind. If this happens, you can tap the shaft from the opposite side of the motor to move it back. The end of the shaft (rear of stepper motor) should be flush with the motor housing. If it is sticking out beyond the housing, it needs to be tapped back. This binding can be another cause of motor noise or the motor not turning at all.

[stayouttadabunker]

You don't really have to bang on the spring retaining clips at all really -
I just push them snug with my fingers. 
Of course, I remember breaking 7/8th inch bolts with a socket wrench
on high-steel skyscrapers at one time too...
Problem with nuts breaking is that when they roll off the edge of the building -
you don't know what they're going to hit 80 floors below...

[poppo]

You don't really have to bang on the spring retaining clips at all really -
I just push them snug with my fingers. 

I agree, it does not need to be more then finger tight. There were just a few posts suggesting to give the clip a good whack, which 'can' move the shaft. I already knew this from using other stepper motors, but when I was trying to remove my stuck wheel by tapping on the reel side of shaft, the shaft started moving.

[stayouttadabunker]

Good stuff poppo!   
You learn something new all the time! 

[StatFreak]

You don't really have to bang on the spring retaining clips at all really -
I just push them snug with my fingers. 
Of course, I remember breaking 7/8th inch bolts with a socket wrench
on high-steel skyscrapers at one time too...
Problem with nuts breaking is that when they roll off the edge of the building -
you don't know what they're going to hit 80 floors below...

I guess when "George" turns up missing at lunch, you'll know what it hit.   
"For sale: One slightly used hard hat. Previous owner retired. Has a small hole in the top, but otherwise in great condition."


I know. Bad Stat     

[stayouttadabunker]

These guys are really dumb...lol
I would never want to get hit with a frying pan... >>>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ev5A_C25pUY&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/ev5A_C25pUY&rel=0</a>

[knagl]

Back to the subject of this thread... 

I was talking to a friend of mine about Bunker's method, and he said that all he does is put some glue between the two "halves" of the reel basket (in the middle, where they come together, slightly closer to the center of the reel than Bunker's zip ties) and that works to quiet them, quickly and easily.  Food for thought.