Comments on: Reel bundle removal

By: Slotter

Slotter — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:08:36 +0000

I’d need some more details in order to make an educated guess. How did you “fix” the jam?

By: lynn

lynn — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:26:09 +0000

my slot machine was jambed, which i have fixed but the wheel wont spin when you play. you can here thing spinning but not engaging

By: tony

tony — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:31:00 +0000

Hi Slotter…yes thats made very clear…thanks a lot for the info….I will be back later for more advice !…..looking forward to you completing the rebuild…….this is an excellent website….Thanks again… Tony

By: Slotter

Slotter — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:29:15 +0000

Well, that depends on your individual setup, but you certainly don’t have to mark the strips. Essentially, you want to get the strips into the reel tins but hold off on crimping the tins so that you can still move the strips around inside of the tins. Once your machine is reassembled, set the reels so that a jackpot condition lines up on the payout disks and let the machine finish its cycle so that the payout fingers engage the disks. Then, move the reel strips in the individual tins until the correct symbols line up on the payout line. When everything looks right, crimp each reel tin in a couple of spots so that the strips are held securely in place. Note that you do NOT have to crimp the tins all of the way around… just a couple of crimps will do the job and make it easier to swap out the reel strips in the future.

Make sense?

By: tony

tony — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:05:51 +0000

Hi…this is my first attempt at a slot restoration….I’ve done the cabinet clean up…about to start to renew the reel strips….this is probably a dumb question…How do I place the new strips in the exact right position ?…Do I have to mark the reels or maybe just line up the melons with the holes in the payout discs…help please…Tony

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:17:31 +0000

Thanks Slotter…….taking apart the reel bundle is pretty straightforward as you well know. This slot is a repro Golden Nugget…..and the guts are no frills but I think everything is there that’s supposed to be. I’ll just keep plugging away and I might stumble upon a fix for my problem(s). Thanks for all you do. Barry

By: Slotter

Slotter — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:56:57 +0000

That doesn’t sound right at all. If your reels are not spinning in conjunction with the corresponding payout disks, your machine is never going to payout correctly (if at all.) I haven’t gotten around to photographing the disassembly of the reel bundle yet, but will be doing so in the future.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:08:38 +0000

Hi….Slotter, it’s me again. In backtracking and reviewing this page……I’ve got my reel out of the mech and have cleaned and oiled it. You mention that turning the left most reel will make the right most wheel turn…..However, when I hold the axle near the payout discs…. and spin the left reel, the only thing that turns with the left reel is the axle that I’m holding in my hand. The middle reel and right reel (the one closest to the payoff discs) spin independently.