total newbie

[Dummy]

hey guys just got a Bally's BLACK & WHITE DOUBLE JACKPOT $100 2CM 7021 S5500 from a dude on Cl and of course my wife hit a jackpot on it and I don't even know how to rest the thing.  guy told me not to cash it out without enough coins in hopper 'cause it would screw it up.
i would assume there is a quick jackpot button (hopefully).  i hit the rest button a couple of times to no avial (just seamed to reset the bill collector).  machine has all it's parts in  located in a residence for family fun.
my apologies for the ignorance, any help is appreciated.
dummy

[stayouttadabunker]

Turn the key...it's above the handle on the right hand side of your machine.

[Bettor Slots]

Two possible solutions:

1) Take a sledge hammer and beat the crap out of it until the jackpot song turns off.

2)  On the right side of the cabinet, insert the jackpot key, and turn it 1/4 turn clockwise.

Take your pick.

[Dummy]

no key, locks gone (so maybe there were parts missing!) will look for mechanism associated with former lock location.

[jdkmunch]

no key, locks gone (so maybe there were parts missing!) will look for mechanism associated with former lock location.

Is there a hole there?  It's really strange for that to be missing!

[Bettor Slots]

Well then the sledge hammer might be the best solution here.

Make sure you are not looking at just the door....the door might be missing the locks....but instead, look a little further back (about midway) on the cabinet and up above the handle.  Should be a small key hole there.

[Dummy]

wait wait do have lock but no key...can i dissconect or cross wires or anything.  take to cylinder to locksmith?
sorry for stupid.

[Bettor Slots]

The JP key is readily available and you should have one for future use.  I can ship you one for $1 plus whatever shipping method you want to pay for....as low as 42 cents and as high as $20 overnight.

Seems like it might be possible to trick the machine...if you look on the other side of the lock you will see there are two wires...if you can trick the machine into thinking the door is closed, disconnect those wire temporarily, and then touch them together...it might work.  Or maybe it will work wit the door open...not sure on the Bally.

[Brianzz]

If you can't stand the racket on most ballys while it's playing the jackpot music and ringing the bell you can hit the change button and shut the noise off

[stayouttadabunker]

If all of the above doesn't work...you can send the machine to me! ...
I'll promise I'll take real good care of it for the next couple of years!...LOL

Bettorslots was right...the two wires to the keyswitch up in there...
touch them together...
if it doesn't work with the door open, take the big nut off the keyswitches body, push out
the keyswitch, and run the two wires through the hole to the outside of the machine.
Close the door, , wait for the machine to go back into the jackpot mode (bells ringing, lights a'flashin')
touch the 2 wires sticking out of the hole together...

You should have total peace and tranquility at that moment....
Use that moment to ask your wife to come over and plant a big nice kiss on your right cheek and
tell her merry xmas and that you love her! LOL

You see, you have to butter her up real good so you can go out and
buy another machine real soon...after all, when all through the house,
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse....
they forgot to add that slot machines some how multiply in the dark...

Welcome to New Life Games Dummy! 

[Dummy]

was able to trick machine.  removed lock mechanism from contacts and manually touched contacts with lockset dumbbell.
worked fine, now i need to figure out how to put back together but at least the wife can play.

[Dummy]

If you can't stand the racket on most ballys while it's playing the jackpot music and ringing the bell you can hit the change button and shut the noise off

reset stopped music and i unplugged bell for quiet.

[PWRSTROKE]

Hey Dummy,  I do not mean to take from your thread here but that is one heck of a handle you have here--- .  Welecome to NLG.  B. 

[reho33]

You must do the following things (in order)
1. Find the biggest axe you can. Then raise it above your head at HIT that bally. If death does not come quickly enough, repeat the process.
2. Buy any IGT machine.
3. Go to step 1 (it's a closed loop).
 Just funning with ya, welcome to the insane slot aslyum of NLG.

[Dummy]

Hey Dummy,  I do not mean to take from your thread here but that is one heck of a handle you have here--- .  Welecome to NLG.  B.  

when swimm'in in this pond the moniker is appropriate.

[stayouttadabunker]

I have GOT to give ya a karma+ for that!!! LOL

we don't have any awards here for the best moniker but you'd win it...hands down!!!  

[CVslots]

just an FYI,
on the Bally 5500's you can open the door and pull the door switch out one notch and operate the game with the door open. The 5500 has no optics on the door. I figrued it out after I disassembled my first one... with a hammer.

[StatFreak]

just an FYI,
on the Bally 5500's you can open the door and pull the door switch out one notch and operate the game with the door open. The 5500 has no optics on the door. I figrued it out after I disassembled my first one... with a hammer.

You beat me by ten (now 14) minutes, but be were both over an hour late and a cherry switch short.

Sorry about that Dummy. If we had posted earlier we could have saved you the trouble of removing the lock. Despite the pro-IGT slant around here, one of Bally's advantages is the lack of door optics, which allows you to run any door closed tests or actions with the door open by simply pulling the white cherry switch to its outmost position.

K+ from me as well, both for your bold name and for having to undo your lock. Our bad. 

[stayouttadabunker]

Yes,
but by pulling on the cherryswitch - I don't see how he would be able to reset the jackpot his wife hit?

[CVslots]

with the door open you can jump the reset switch from the inside and reset the jackpot if it's a hand pay.

[stayouttadabunker]

Ah! See? You learn something new everyday! 

[StatFreak]

with the door open you can jump the reset switch from the inside and reset the jackpot if it's a hand pay.

  What he said.

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[Dummy]

with the door open you can jump the reset switch from the inside and reset the jackpot if it's a hand pay.

i don't understand what you mean.  seems like the only way to get the machine to clear the jackpot was to get the JP contacts touched.
btw- you guys rock the party. simply amazing the assistance one can get on basically any topic these days.

[Dummy]

with the door open you can jump the reset switch from the inside and reset the jackpot if it's a hand pay.

  What he said.

when you say jump, you just mean press it??  so i would pull the door button out a knotch and just hit the reset and it would reset the JP?? 
btw- wife was mighty grateful for getting the JP cleared last night, mighty grateful.