Need help with Caille jackpot
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Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:03 pmby talvalewis
Hello all, I had to make the top 4 slides. I know the top one needs an arm to operate the jackpot, I can't figure out what the arm does. Also have left over wire part. Please see pictures. Thanks, Terry
Re: Need help with Caille jackpot
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Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:21 pmby marsonion
talvalewis wrote:Hello all, I had to make the top 4 slides. I know the top one needs an arm to operate the jackpot, I can't figure out what the arm does. Also have left over wire part. Please see pictures. Thanks, Terry
I answered this question on an earlier thread:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1686&p=4427#p4427I had also posted images but later deleted them. If you would prefer further clarification or illustrations, PM me.
Re: Need help with Caille jackpot
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Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:13 pmby marsonion
OK, here's a picture of the typical Caille slide stack. The flange sticking out to the left on the top (JP) coin slide holds down the vertical, triangular-shaped projection on the lever which can be seen most clearly in the top image posted above. When the uppermost slide retracts to pay out on a JP win, this vertically-pointed, sprung lever is released to travel upwards and trip the jackpot release bolted to the inside of the front casting. On the next pull, the pointy-topped lever is cocked back down into position by the curved escalator drive bar and capped again by the top coin slide flange.
I have no idea what the bent wire part is about-- I don't recall seeing that anywhere before, and I suspect it is a home-fangled piece of music wire intended to stand in for some other missing part. I would need to see more of the entire mech in question before speculating any further.
Re: Need help with Caille jackpot
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Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:54 pmby kepmr
I did a couple of Cailles a while back and I believe that that wire goes thru the rod that holds the reel stops arms to the left side A frame. Maybe to stop that rod from turning. If you send a PM i might have a picture of the rod but not the two together.
Re: Need help with Caille jackpot
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Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:08 pmby kepmr
I had a picture on another computer.
Re: Need help with Caille jackpot
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Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:13 pmby marsonion
kepmr wrote:I had a picture on another computer.
The attachment caille 056.jpg is no longer available
Kepmr beat me to posting an image of the thing-- he's absolutely right about the part. Here it is on mine. Pardon my ignorance!