Once we start the next step it will be a while before the machine can be played again. Chinese Export Porcelain and Canton ware. If you are following along with your own machine and intend to do a full disassembly, you might want to pop the mechanism back into the case and play it a few times before proceeding. Tomorrow morning I’ll be removing the reel bundle and photographing it in more detail. This force is what actually causes the reels to spin, and this was one of the parts that was frozen up when I first acquired the Mills 21 Bell. The kicker assembly engages the underside of the reel discs and imparts force to them once the reel stop levers have disengaged and the payout fingers have retracted away from the discs. Most dealers, especially on Ebay or at an auction, will not tell you. For the purposes of this photo, the mech has been partially cycled, leaving it in the “wound up” state. manufactured slot machines, vending machines, automatic music machines and jukeboxes. We repair Jennings, Mills, Watling, Pace, and other vintage mechanical slot machines (non electronic). In the photo above you can see the kicker assembly, although it will be much easier to see once the reel bundle is removed. Finally, we’re going to look at the underside of the reel bundle as best we can while it is still in the mechanism.
