Note this machine has had the machine coin proportioning removed by a previous owner. All money drops into a single box. It has been idle and stored for same time.

I am slowing bringing Ticker Tape back to operation.

1. When playing off credits, that machine will not accept more than 6 button pushes. Is this standard or is there adjustment somewhere? It lights up the six cards with random features. But additional button pushes are denied.

2. What is the advantage to searching for wins after the fourth ball, but before the fifth ball?

I can collect the credits, but the double button isn't working. Something I have to work on along with a number of other problems.

I answered my own question by a visit to ipdb.org. It is indicated that it is a 6 coin max machine -- lighting up all six bingo cards. So correct operation will deny additional button pushes beyond 6.

I have Ticker Tape mostly sorted. Next are some cosmetics, assembling the missing parts on the playfield from a spare, and fixing non-working lights.

Machine seems to be working without faults. I checked each card with various super line and four corner options for correct payout and all is in order. The tilts/slams are working.

I am not familiar with six card bingos and previously had a wood rail Show Time that worked flawlessly for 8 years. There's a big difference in the complexity between the two machines.

I believe the reason Ticker Tape failed on the street was the number 4 was not registering because of a broken solder
joint -- cold solder joint from the factory. Storage wasn't kind to this machine.

I checked my randomizer disc and found two cut areas. Seems to be a common operator action to reduce corner and super line features.