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Sega Continental
Hello, I have recently aquired a cool looking 60's style slot machine and I am looking for some info on it please.  The machine is black and chrome and has the name sega continental on it.  The coin slot says "5p" but the machine actually takes quarters, what does 5p mean?  I plugged the machine in and it powers on and seems to work o.k., the only issue I see is it doesn't always trigger when you insert a coin.  Sometimes it just makes a chattering noise, but if you flick the coin trigger it will set up and you can play it.  Do you know if it might be a bad relay or a bad solenoid?  I have never had a coin operated machine and have no idea what I'm doing.  The inside of this machine slides out and looks very complicated.  Also, one of the top hinges is bent and the main front of the machine will not close right, can you still find these hinges?  What do you think the machine is worth and should I try to fix it?  I am not sure it I can even legally sell or own this unit in CT.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  thank you very much.

Answer
Hi Carl,

First let me tell you that this very type of machine has been discussed here by me, and others right here on allexperts. So, me not being a typer, I'll ask you to look up top on this page for a allexperts search box, very top of your screen and to the right. When you done reading this and I hope leaving me some great feedback here at allexperts, please cut and paste this in that search box: Sega Continental slot then hit the find button and you can read here all that has been written about this machine here. Now to some of your other questions, the 5p means it's been made for a foreign coin, like 5 pence or something like that, which just happens to be a foreign coin about the size of a quarter. It may be a different thickness which may make it short pay you if the 5P is thicker, or give you an extra coin if it's a thinner coin. This could also be the problem with your coin switch, and you may be able to adjust the coin switch wire to made it work better if sometimes it doesn't coin up on inserting a coin. Does it coin up every time when you flick the coin switch wire with your finger? if so, it's the wire giving you problems, and may just need to be bend it a little to adjust it. Parts are going to be hard, or very hard to find for this machine as they were mostly made by Sega in Japan for export to different foreign markets. The ones we see here were brought back as antiques or used from overseas for the most part. I have to say this, they are a very good and well built machine! Sega bought one of the original three sets of Mills tools, and dies, and the one set that was hardly used when Mills sold out, so these are made with nice clean parts and then Sega went way out of the ballpark, and had the parts plated, where original Mills had their parts only cadmium dipped or plated. As for your state being a slot machine state for home ownership, well, last I looked into that years ago, no. So stay anonymous and if you need something, and if I can help you with something, feel free to write me anytime at Jackpot7@q.com You might check with your states gambling commission via a pay phone somewhere as to the status of antique slot machine home ownership for whatever state you live in, as laws do change all the time and each state is different. If antique slot machine ownership is not allowed in your state. Arm yourself, with great magazines and slot machine publications and maybe even join the C.O.C.A. club at:
http://www.coinopclub.org/ and get help and support and advice for changing any stupid laws not allowing home ownership of antique slot machines and other great old antique coin operated gambling devices from history long ago. There is a Sega slot machine manual at this web site which may help you in identifying the parts your discussing, and how one of these are put together, get to know your machine. Its at: http://jackpot7.freeyellow.com/page21.html and when there your are looking for:

Sega Mechanical Slot Machine Parts Manual. This original manual is scanned in color, it 58 pages of great Sega slot machine information.

Thank You Carl, and don't forget to do the search here at allexperts, in the search box up top as I was discussing earlier, as there is a bunch of additional information on this model that you will be able to read and print. Great Machine, value from 500.00 to 1,000.00 and please write me with any other questions you may have about any of this.

Thank You
Sincerely
Rodger Knutson
http://www.coinslots.com
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Rodger Knutson

Expertise

I am an expert on old coin operated machines, slot machines, trade stimulator's, jukeboxes, old arcade machines, etc. I have been identifying these for people who respond to my web site listed below, for a few years now. In almost all cases I am able to tell them about their old coin operated machines, the year, the value, and other general information about their machines. I do not know much about soda vending machines, coin banks, or scales, but I will try to help you with these if I can. Please email photo's to: jackpot7@ix.netcom.com My web site is at: http://www.coinslots.com

Experience

I bought my first slot machine, a .50 Cent Mills Black Cherry in 1969 and have been hooked from that time, I still have that Slot machine! Before that I found a open barrel full of old scraped jukebox wall boxes behind a restaurant, I wanted them all but never took a one of them. Anything that took a coin drove me nuts!

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