Hello everyone I hope I am posting this in the right section. This is my first post in the forum! So I guess first off I should introduce myself! My name is Eric Hall and I am from Ohio. Today I acquired my very first arcade type machine! In a way it fulfilled a childhood dream. Since I was little I was obsessed with the crane machines that you win stuffed animals and such from. Today I had the opportunity to trade a few items that I no longer used anyways for an old "big choice" brand crane machine!
Besides years of experience playing the games, I really don't know much about how these machines work. The one I got is an older one, but still in very good shape, and ALMOST functions perfectly. It does power on, all the lights work, quarter slot works, crane moves and drops, and even returns to the home position each time! The only problem I have noticed so far is that after the claw drops, it does not close. It remains open thru the whole process.
The person I got it from did inform me of this problem, and gave me what appears to look like an o ring that had snapped. Does anyone know anything about these machines, and what my problem might be and how to fix it? I have tried searching the web for a diagram to figure out where this o ring looking price belongs, but so far have had no luck. I can post any pictures needed, just let me know what I need to do! Thanks in advance for any help!
Besides years of experience playing the games, I really don't know much about how these machines work. The one I got is an older one, but still in very good shape, and ALMOST functions perfectly. It does power on, all the lights work, quarter slot works, crane moves and drops, and even returns to the home position each time! The only problem I have noticed so far is that after the claw drops, it does not close. It remains open thru the whole process.
The person I got it from did inform me of this problem, and gave me what appears to look like an o ring that had snapped. Does anyone know anything about these machines, and what my problem might be and how to fix it? I have tried searching the web for a diagram to figure out where this o ring looking price belongs, but so far have had no luck. I can post any pictures needed, just let me know what I need to do! Thanks in advance for any help!
