Willy Wonka Hopper Jams - Known Issue?

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I have been having constant issues with the coin hopper in my Willy Wonka coin pusher jamming.
It seems that some of the metal parts are made from a rather soft material and have a tendency to deform over time which then causes the hopper to jam up. In my case, 2 tokens became jammed in the part that takes the tokens up from the hopper and into the shooter.
Has anyone else had similar issues?
 
Those hoppers are very rugged. If you get constant jams you most likely
have some bent tokens or something else gumming up the works.

Pictures of the jam would be a great help.
 
Those hoppers are very rugged. If you get constant jams you most likely
have some bent tokens or something else gumming up the works.

Pictures of the jam would be a great help.
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the jam as it's already been cleared. My dad is currently making up a new part to replace a part that had become broken when the hopper jammed. I think part of the issue is that the game distribuitor I got the machine from had swapped out the original Elaut tokens with their own custom made tokens which are slightly smaller than the Elaut tokens. I got the machine second hand and it had signs of previous hopper issues which occurred before I got the machine.
 
Yes, the smaller tokens will definitely shorten the hopper's life. It'll jam with anything smaller than a quarter.
 
Yes, the smaller tokens will definitely shorten the hopper's life. It'll jam with anything smaller than a quarter.
The tokens in my machine are slightly larger than a quarter but slightly smaller than an Elaut token. The token that jammed had an unusually thin edge which was likely the reason for my most recent jam.
 
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The tokens in my machine are slightly larger than a quarter but slightly smaller than an Elaut token. The token that jammed had an unusually thin edge which was likely the reason for my most recent jam.
I got the replacement part a few days ago and now it's working fine! Thanks for the help as well.
 
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