El Cortez 5 cent slot

[wildman]

I am looking at an El Cortez slot on the internet.
The only info it shows is "works".
Anyone familiar with these and any thinks I should ask questions about?

Thanks in advance

[BRADPA3772]

They work like the Bally pinball machines with electro, mechanical coils, and switches. These are distinct because they did not have any computer boards, which are often referred to as E series or Summit conversions, which are to be avoided. i’ve uploaded the Bally electro, mechanical troubleshooting guide to give you an idea how things work.

[flyingfred]

The El Cortez machines that I played; "back in the day" were double stacked Pace mechanicals.

-Fred-

[wildman]

Any idea what worth is?

[BRADPA3772]

If you can post a picture of it. Apparently there are several different manufacturers who made machines for them. I was referring to the Bally electromechanical versions that are listed on eBay. If you want to check them out, the values are all over the board.

[wildman]

Here is a picture

[BRADPA3772]

Ok that is a Pace mechanical machine. They go anywhere from $500-$1000. Lower denominations are less and condition also factors into it. Napa Slots has these from time to time and they are also on eBay, Craigslist, OfferUp, etc. if it has lighting and a plug, it is only for decorations as it is a mechanical machine inside. There are several slot groups in Facebook you can join too.

[wildman]

Thanks.
I do see a wire going to the back, so I am not sure what you said about only for decoration. I am guessing really does not take coins and pay outs?

[BRADPA3772]

It should absolutely take coins and pay out. The electric is just for lighting, which adds to the appeal.

[flyingfred]

This is a single version where I really only played the stacked double ones. The ones that I played were jackpot only and if you had the same symbols lined up on both machines, it paid ten times the amount. That had to be a really rare occurence. It was not that unusual to hit a $100 jackpot, though. All jackpots were paid by an attendant. El Cortez would put a sticker on the machine letting people know when a big jackpot was hit and for how much. They cleaned the stickers off every week or so and most of the machines had multiple stickers. I would be interested in purchasing one of these double stacked machines.

-Fred-