11 replies to this topic

[andy.leather]

i have maygays great escape, when i started it up a alarm went off and said reel1 error, it turned out to be the plug had burnt out on the m1 board, ive cleaned it up but now the machine starts up but the reel doesnt spin properly it keeps slipping or doesnt spin at all. ive cleaned the opto but it doesnt make a difference do i need a new reel if so where can i get 1 my reel is a 12rm nmb starpoint reel. ive looked at a few websites but they just sell standard or double reels will any of these work or can i buy 1 off anybody here please.

[lincs1]

i have maygays great escape, when i started it up a alarm went off and said reel1 error, it turned out to be the plug had burnt out on the m1 board, ive cleaned it up but now the machine starts up but the reel doesnt spin properly it keeps slipping or doesnt spin at all. ive cleaned the opto but it doesnt make a difference do i need a new reel if so where can i get 1 my reel is a 12rm nmb starpoint reel. ive looked at a few websites but they just sell standard or double reels will any of these work or can i buy 1 off anybody here please.

your best bet would be to swap a reel over with the 1st reel to see if it still does the same just to make sure it is the reel thats knackered and not the board.

[andy.leather]

ive swapped the reel over to a different position and it still does the same. when i start the machine up the reel spins fine, but when i play the machine the reel doesnt spin or if it does the symbols slip out off place,

[andy.leather]

ive just phoned a company to get a price on a reel they said it would cost £42, that cant be right you can buy a full machine for not much more. does any1 know off a cheap place to get1 from please?

[lincs1]

ive just phoned a company to get a price on a reel they said it would cost £42, that cant be right you can buy a full machine for not much more. does any1 know off a cheap place to get1 from please?

is that for a new or used reel? if its new then that'll be right if its secondhand then there trying to con you.

what company did you contact? name and shame lol

best bet would be to keep an eye on ebay as they do often crop up now and again

[lincs1]

here give john or phil a call at jnc sales in bristol

0117 9382552


there excellent with parts n service

[skabaz]

when you say you swapped the reel over and it does the same do you mean you still get reel 1 going faulty or the fault stays with the reel you moved to position 2??

baz

[lincs1]

ive swapped the reel over to a different position and it still does the same. when i start the machine up the reel spins fine, but when i play the machine the reel doesnt spin or if it does the symbols slip out off place,

baz it still does the same according to his post

[skabaz]

yeah but his post is a bit vague of whether the original reel that he has moved does the same or its position 1 that does the same.

no point in him buying a new reel if its still position 1 thats giving the same fault especially as he has stated the plug was burn out at the mpu so it may have affected the wiring to position 1.

mind you maygays were never my favourite machines to work on:)



baz

[andy.leather]

no i mean the fault stays on the reel if i move it to the 3rd postion it will come up reel3 fault and so on. ive had a proper look at the reel, it looks like 1 of the pins on the little circuit board connected to the reel has burnt, tried cleaning it but it doesnt help. ive seen a few reels for sale but i dont know if i have to have a certain 1 e.g can i put a barcrest fruit machine reel in my machine?

[Guitar]

Reels tend to be made by companies other than the fruit machine manufacturer. So its the same manufacturer of reel you have to replace it with, it doesn't matter whether it has a maygay, barcrest, jpm, vivd, sticker on the side its the reel type you need to match.

That said its possible that other reels may be swappable but someone with better knowledge would have to answer that one.

[lincs1]

the main manufacturer of reels and buttons is a company called STARPOINT