Hello,
I recently bought a Mills Nickel High Top at an estate sale and intend to resell it. The mech looked like it had been regularly squirted with oil and was basically dripping off everywhere so I pulled the mech, disassembled cleaned and reassembled including the pay slides. Upon disassemble I noticed the slide springs were shorter than normal. I ordered a payout spring kit from MrSlot and put them on when I reassembled. Prior to cleaning the mech, the slot had a tendency of shorting one nickel from time to time. Every once in awhile a nickel would get "flung" past the hole it would normally drop into on a payout to end up in the payout tray. But instead it would get "flung" on the base plate. Though replacing the springs was a good move, it didn't totaly solve my issue. Anyone have thoughts or ideas? Pay slides appear to be in good condition and I checked them for burrs or anything prior to reassembly.
I did pull the mech out and set it on wood blocks to see what was happening during the payout. I have attached a link to a short video showing the force the bottom most nickel in the pay slide gets ejected. Let me know if you have any ideas.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FjS1FU2Z56QZmcqH8