Big Ben
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See that switch to the left of the transformer? That's the kickoff switch.
Threads like this are always instructive. The guys who are amazed by common features on EMs are invariably SS/DMD collectors. You young guys missed so much from the EM era.
image-A18 (resized).jpgQuoted from Coyote:Wait - that's not a slam tilt switch? The Jubilee that I parted out had one of those and I figured that's what it was for. It **seemed** to be wired into the line circuit. (Can't tell now, I don't have anything left of it.)
It's not a tilt switch in the classic sense because it cuts all power to the game. A slam switch is usually on the front door but it does the same thing. The kickoff switch is also called a bounce switch because that's what it does. It's just a plunger inside a bushing. It sits on the bottom of the game. When the bottom is hit it bounces up and kills the power. A tilt switch will generally leave the lights on. On Gottliebs only the back box lights. Bally and Williams all the GI lights
Quoted from Coyote:Huh, awesome. Does it actually kill the power, or just the GI lights? (i.e If I kick the bottom, and then insert a dime, what happens?)
Neat feature. Never would have guessed. The oldest EM I've owned is my '75 Big Ben. So I haven't run across this before.
It will start a game. The only way to completely kill the power without a power switch is to pull the plug.
The object was to turn the game off at night without having to reach under and pull the plug. The coin switch will start the game up.
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