I'm reviving a Bally Little Joe. This is the stepper of the 2nd Dice unit. When I was cleaning the stepper units I notice this unit has a problem. I can't find what is supposed to close or open the leaf switch. The fixed leaf is to the right. Is the taller flex leaf on the left missing a tab that the pivot arm contacts the leaf to open and close it? It's the only thing I can see that makes sense, but I thought I would ask around before going forward. I can't find an image anywhere of this particular stepper unit. Also, the wire is hanging free from the leaf. I am unsure if this is all done to fix another problem or it all happened on its own.

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Thanks for the help! I was assuming it must be closed but I was not 100% sure, and assumptions have cost me more time in the past!

Mark, to my knowledge it has not been disassembled in the past. I have never seen a continuous stepper quite like this one. If there was a tab on the back of the leaf that rested on the advance arm it had a very narrow point of contact. Here is what I came up with using a drywall anchor. RN engineering at its finest. If this is right it works very well. I have yet to put power to it. Wish me luck!

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