Problem with castle front jackpot mech

[susansez2luv@yahoo.com]

Hi Guys,
Well I bought my first slot machine, a mills castle front. I've got it torn down not completely disasymbled. I'm just fixing the obvious, cleaning the heavy dried grease, and re-lubing it. I have one question and one problem. When the reserve dumps after a jackpot about 2/3rds of the coins go into the cash box and only 1/3 go into the jackpot, so after the reserve refills the next 50 coins will only add a few more coins to the jackpot. What should I look for? and second what kind of oil should I use on the reels so they'll spin well? Thanks for your help.

[susansez2luv@yahoo.com]

Hi again, I took a couple of pictures of my jackpot mech to see if it is the right one for a 1936 mills castle front. Does this look right to you? Thanks for your help.
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[drwstr123]

The Castle has two configurations; single jackpot and double jackpot. Which is yours?
Mike

[watlingboy]

There is only 1 jackpot for the Castle Front but there are two different lower castings. One casting shows only the jackpot and the other shows the reserve jackpot and the jackpot that dumps but both castings take the same jackpot. The reserve jackpot door must fit in a groove on one of the levers when it is put on the casting. If this is not done the jackpot reserve will not work properly. This may or may not be the problem. If not, it may be hard to trouble shoot over the internet. You can refer to the Meade/Geddes Mills repair manual or to Dave's CD for how to mount the jackpot properly. I use only 10W oil and Vasoline for lubrication, no grease. Hope this helps.

Watlingboy