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Hi..I have recently acquired a Mills Bursting Cherry....all the payouts are working OK including the jackpot...after a jackpot is won the reserve dumps about 20 coins down into the jackpot...on playing the machine, no more coins appear to drop into the jackpot...can you tell me what causes more coins to drop... thanks for your attention...Tony  

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Once the main payout coin tube gets full then the coins should divert to the jackpot as the machine is played.

If you just hit a jackpot then 20 coins were dispensed from the payout tube. Therefore, it will take at least 20 pulls before it starts to fill and maybe more if the tube was not full before the jackpot was hit.

For more information, go to my web site (www.IBuyOldSlots.com) and look in the video section.  

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My expertise is in the area of antique slot machines. Specifically pre 1940 era machines. I have an extensive price history list of slot machines that have been sold on eBay and other auction houses (e.g., Victoria Casino Auctions, Rich Penn Auctions, etc.). PLEASE, do not send questions about anything that is not coin-op related. I have no expertise in other items and cannot help you.

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1. I run a discussion forum on coin operated devices (http://www.coinopcollectorforum.com) 2. I maintain a web site which tracks price trends for antique slot machines (www.AntiqueSlotMachinePriceGuide.com) 3. I published an 8 hour video tape on how to properly restore a Mills slot machine back in the 1990s 4. I published a book (Coin Op On CD) which was distibuted on a CD. This CD had many articles and thousands of photos of antique coin operated devices. It also had many videos of rare and unusual coin operated devices. This CD has since been published on the web (http://www.ibuyoldslots.com/COCD/) 5. I have written articles on how to identify fake/reproduction slot machines.

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Masters degree in Computer Science from University of Southern California

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