Pachislo Coin Jam Prevention and Solutions
Brown or Black Plastic Square Coin Purse
1. Power off the machine.
2. Remove the lower coin protector. In some cases, square brown coin mechanisms have hinged coin guards; simply lower the coin guard. Black versions have removable coin protectors. Press left and right to remove.
3. The corner path is covered by a spring loaded area. Look closely and you can easily see the spring in the photo. Pull the spring loaded area up; it actually moves up and to the top right.
4. Clear the corner with your finger.
If the coin is stuck in the acceptor at the front of the machine and you can see it, try removing it from the front. If it’s lodged where you can’t see it or can’t remove it, open the spring loaded area and place another token and push it UP to push and dislodge the coin and pull it up from the front. Power the machine back on and restart it if necessary.
The longer metal versions work the same way and will also have a spring-loaded front.
Prevention of coin jams
Most coin jams are not the result of problems with your machine, but of chips and dirt.
Almost all Pachislos accept only .984″ tokens. Although your tokens may appear to be the same size, a slight variation in length or width may be enough to cause coin jams.
Coin mechanisms can get VERY dirty over time. This caused the tokens to move very slowly through the coin path and get stuck in the coin mechanism or coin chute and never fall into the hopper. Follow these steps to avoid future coin jams:
1. Check the magnetic tokens
Before using tokens in your machine, run a magnet over them and remove the magnetic tokens. Quite a few machines will eject or jam the magnetic chips and THEN send an error code.
2. Check chip sizes
Most Pashiclos only accept .984″ chips. All of your chips may look identical in size, but your machine may be selective. Anything other than .984″ will jam. Put the tiles in small stacks and see if any are a little bigger or thicker than the others and remove them.
3. Clean the tiles
Use Kaboom cleaner. Mix a little in a bucket of warm water. Drop your chips and mix them for a few minutes. Rinse and dry before use. If you use your machine frequently, do so every six months or so to prevent dirt build-up in the coin mechanism, coin path, and hopper.
4. Clean the mechanism
Removing the mechanism is simple. Unplug it, remove it, and give it a good wipe down with a damp cloth, lifting up the spring-loaded area and cleaning there as well. If the metal coin path is rusting, use a sharp knife, screwdriver, or exact knife to remove as much of the rust as possible, and wipe off the rust with a cloth. When you’re done, apply a VERY SMALL squirt of silicone spray to the road, wiping off any excess.
5. Clean coin chute and coin acceptor
While the coin acceptor is out, clean the outer coin acceptor where coins enter the machine. If you have wet wipes, try using a thin knife to gently push a wet wipe into the coin acceptor from the outside of the machine and out the other side to clean the inside. When satisfied, spray a squirt of silicone spray into the coin acceptor, wiping away any excess silicone.
Also clean the coin chute (this is what takes the tokens from the coin mechanism to the hopper) and anything else you can reach in the hopper.