Swami wrote:Jerry,
As I stated previously. The early Sun Chief TTT machines did NOT have TTT Strips, nor did they have TTT award cards. Your Strips and award card are correct for this machine. Also, why would you possibly want to replace those Awesome Original Strips. Have you seen the Repo Strips. They are junk. Leave the Strips alone.Chris
Actually, I didn't say I wanted to replace anything original, I'm attempting to determine if the strips are original. If not, then I want to put the machine back it it's original state. The reel strips are not in one piece, they're multiple pieces (they're paper strips) placed on top of one another in places. So it appears someone has altered or changed them. The mechanism needs to be dissembled and thoroughly cleaned and lubed which is not a problem for me. At this time, the payouts don't really work right. It doesn't currently payout 18 coins or the jackpot. It does pay out 3 and 5 coins. Aside from the missing parts, most of the problems with the machine seem to be solidified lubricant.
As I said, I'm new to antique slot machines so I don't know if this is an early model or not, which is why I'm asking for help. Doesn't the early Jennings base have many holes in it? Or do I have that backwards?
The machine is missing parts so someone has played around inside it over the years. I see pieces of wire instead of cotter pins in some places but see cotter pins in other places.
Thanks for the help.