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Bally Aladdin's Castle Project

By troxel

9 years ago


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#1 9 years ago

Got this project game and just wanted to get some thoughts on it. The PF is shot, and is going to be redone. I was wondering if I can get the game "working" without the PF. I realize that I will have to manually activate some relays, and won't be perfect, but won't I be able to see if the game resets and scores properly?

There are a couple hacks on the coin door and backbox. Is the best advice to undue this? I got a copy of the manual and schematics yesterday.

Is the best attack of this game to start in the backbox? I've attached a few photos to show the game and some repairs that need to be done.

Thanks for any advice.

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#6 9 years ago

Thanks for the replies. Everything is there, and wanted some experience working on EMs. This came by the way of a friend that wanted me to work on it for him. The playfield was taken apart in separate bags with photos and everything labeled. It was a very thorough job. If it wasn't for that, then I would have probably have passed on this game. I thought everything else looked good.

I started with the score reels last night, and cleaned a couple, but still getting stuck in the 9th position. I replaced the coil sleeve and cleaned up any gunk that was on it. I imagine that I need to adjust the switches a little bit to get it working smoothly. Any other hints if that doesn't work?

My plan of attack is to work on the score reels, credit unit, and ball count unit first. All of them are sticking when manually activated. There is also a burnt coil that needs to be replaced to.

I will keep updating this thread and will probably ask for a bunch of help. I'll try to document what I have done throughout the game with photos and text.

#9 9 years ago

Two quick question has I am starting to clean the score reels. I'm still having the reel hang up in the 9th position. I am sure this is an easy fix, but wondering what I might have missed. I tried adjusting the contacts and lubed the metal on metal contacts on the bottom.

Also, when cleaning contacts do you clean the whole area of the contact or just a good amount in the middle where they meet?

#11 9 years ago

Finally figured out how to take apart and adjust the score reels. I had to adjust the 9th position switch and was operating smoothly.

I pulled all four score reels from player one, and started a deep clean on them. I realized that I need to order more coil sleeves as the old ones are disgusting. This game is a train wreck, but I guess a good one to learn on.

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#12 9 years ago

Finally done with the back box. I went through the score reels, cleaned the credit and ball unit, and patched up the match unit. I pulled out the bottom panel of the game, and will start going through that next.

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#14 9 years ago

Thanks, TopJimmyCooks and for the offer on the photos. I will take you up on it right now . Can you send me a photo of the switch stack on the credit unit? This is a spot where the wires where cut and soldered together. I want to make sure that I have it correct.

#16 9 years ago

John, I haven't got the pics yet. If you have a chance, can you snap a couple for me?

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#19 9 years ago

Got the bottom panel done and the game is going back to the owner to get the playfield done. When he gets done with it, I will then plug it in and see what happens from there. Might be a while before I get it back.

One question on it though. I found about a 4 inch red/black wire on the bottom of the cabinet when I was cleaning it out. I looked at the schematics and cannot find a 18-1. I found all the other 18s and they had the wire on it, so none were missing. I did find two 81-1 on the schematics, but they were both black/red. Any ideas on where the missing wire could go?

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