Slot Machine Mechanics

Slot Machine Mechanics

The role of slot machine mechanics has changed a great deal over the past 30 years. At one time the name slot machine mechanics denoted someone who actually understood and knew how to fix the mechanical operation of a slot machine. The slot machine was actually a mechanical device that needed to be tweaked every once and a while to keep them running and generating money for the casinos. Slot machines have changed a great deal over the past 30 years and slot machine mechanics have changed as well.

Today a slot machine mechanic must be more informed about the computers that run the slot machines and the associated electronics. Some of the new slot machines are almost all electronic with LCD screens and computers to run them and communicate with a central processor, which records wins and losses of the slot machine and also the player if they are using a slot card. Today some machines will only have a bill reader which has mechanical parts, however most will be electronic and will be a module that is replaced if for some reason it is not working properly. In some of the latest machines, they dispense a ticket instead of coins so you do not even have a mechanical coin dispenser any longer.

You can still find some mechanical slot machines in some of the older smaller casinos, however even these are upgrading. There are also refurbished slot machines available from various suppliers that hobbyist slot machine mechanics can purchase and play around with. These are great conversational pieces for your family room and parties at your home.

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