free play on ss-160 seeburg

hi group,i have a ss-160 that i have to keep making credits on to play
it.can i jump a wire or something to make it always free play?or
switch something in the album pricing unit..thanks..mark

I prefer to modify my machines for free play in a way that allows me to
easily convert them back at some later date. For the SS-160 era Seeburgs, I
defeat the credit subtract solenoid's function in the credit unit. Since the
movement of this solenoid sometimes activates other circuits, the electrical
signal to the solenoid can't be cut to achieve free play. I usually just
move the spring on the subtract pawl so that the solenoid's function doesn't
remove credits from the counter any more. So long as any credits have been
entered, they will remain and the box will allow free selections
indefinitely.

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Charley

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hi group,i have a ss-160 that i have to keep making credits on to play
it.can i jump a wire or something to make it always free play?or
switch something in the album pricing unit..thanks..mark

"Charley" wrote in message r.com...
I prefer to modify my machines for free play in a way that allows me to
easily convert them back at some later date. For the SS-160 era Seeburgs, I
defeat the credit subtract solenoid's function in the credit unit. Since the
movement of this solenoid sometimes activates other circuits, the electrical
signal to the solenoid can't be cut to achieve free play. I usually just
move the spring on the subtract pawl so that the solenoid's function doesn't
remove credits from the counter any more. So long as any credits have been
entered, they will remain and the box will allow free selections
indefinitely.

--
Charley

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"geezer" wrote in message
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hi group,i have a ss-160 that i have to keep making credits on to play
it.can i jump a wire or something to make it always free play?or
switch something in the album pricing unit..thanks..mark

thank you charley i will give it a try ....mark

Mark:

What Charley didn't say is that if you try various ways to do it
electrically, most if not all approaches keep one or more of the relays or
solenoids energized all the time. They are not made to be energized full
time, and will eventually fail from the heat. So one of the mechanical
changes is much less likely to cause a failure.

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Crazy George
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