Jennings Chief Tic Tac Toe Jackpot

[Phan000]

Greetings,

I just got my first mechanical. Pretty familiar with EM slots and modern reels.

It is a Jennings Chief "tic tac toe" dime machine. It currently plays pretty well, just needs some cleaning.

The jackpot does not seem to be functioning. When I trigger a jackpot, only the furthest pin engages into the reels, and 10 dimes are released.


I don't really understand what is supposed to happen, but would love some help sorting this issue out.

Thanks in advance!

[radiorich123]

You should get the jennings slot repair book. Look on the internet.

Rich

[oldslotman]

Did the jackpot open?

[Phan000]

I will be purchasing the book... in the meantime, I do want to fiddle a bit to see how it operates.

The jackpot did not open. The top slide extended, but it looks like the linkage needs adjustment or possibly is missing a piece.

https://i.imgur.com/PpdkUwh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/eRnqBtU.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/F24s8JD.jpg

[oldslotman]

Jackpot is not put together right.

[Phan000]

I think that I got the levers aligned correctly now, but jackpot is still not opening. Is the slide supposed to come out and push the lever going up? Is there a spring missing on the outside of that lever?

[oldslotman]

The slide goes back and the lever goes down.

[oldslotman]

[Phan000]

Thanks for the input.

So to clarify, there is not a spring that should connect the post with the yellow arrow to the reset lever underneath?


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[Phan000]

In this photo I got from a video, it appears there is a spring there