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Expert: - 5/29/2010


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I recently bought this slot machine for 100.00 dollars, but I cant find anything online to help me identify it. I think it may be a ballys, but not even sure of that. It has a summit systems name plate on it, but model# looks like it is hand engraved. the model# is 188032211  3ltb. Any assistance helping me to identifying it may help me to locate any parts i may need.     Thank you for your time- mike wilkinson  

Answer
Hi Mike,

Well you do have a Bally that was a Bally but now it's a Summit Autoslot. Summit Co., developed a electronic slot machine system, and then went and put this electronic system into Bally slot older Bally machines making them new again and they were called Summit Slot Machines and had the Summit Systems Autoslot equipment inside renewing and replacing most of the Bally parts inside making it a whole new machine with a new name. If you want to know more about this machine and how to work on it and how to reed the error codes, you can pitch out your Bally manuals as this machine is a Summit machine, and you need a summit Manual. If you need one you can find one here at:

http://jackpot7.freeyellow.com/page21.html

And look for this manual down at the bottom of the page:

Summit/Bally AutoSlot Systems Manual</b>This Manual is for the Summit AutoSlots Conversions Or just Summit Slot Machines. Summit converted old Bally Machines to Electronic Slots by adding their electronic systems in old Bally slot machines, converting them into new Summit Slot Machines. If you open the door on your Bally machine and see electronic circuit boards in a stack right in the middle of the front of you reel mechanism, you have a Summit Machine. This Manual is an extensive manual on these machines at 183 pages, everything you need to know is here, those strange error codes, troubleshooting, settings, lubrication, power supplies, etc., etc., it all in here.

One parts suppler can be found at:

http://www.hms-electronics.com/slot_machines/summit_systems_support.htm

I hope this answers you questions about this machine and finds you the help your looking for.

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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