filling your fruit machine

littleredridinghood · Post by **littleredridinghood** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:37 pm

Hi i bought a second hand simpsons fruit machine and i am trying to work out how to fill it for it to pay out . Any help appreciated

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:40 pm

Welcome

Try the technical forum.

littleredridinghood · Post by **littleredridinghood** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:50 pm

oops just saw the technical area and have posted it there

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:04 pm

Put your refill key in it and fill it up manually, should hold £125 if its not a note changer.

reelman · Post by **reelman** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:34 pm

Just because it is full though, does not mean it will pay out anyway. A common misconception.

littleredridinghood · Post by **littleredridinghood** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:27 pm

Do i have to put the full amount of £125 in or can i put in less -Thanks - when i open the main body of the machine i can see a £1 hopper is that where i fill it up about

reelman · Post by **reelman** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:26 pm

There's at least 3 ways that you can fill the hopper up, but in practice, only 2 of these are ever used. The fisrt involves the full amount of £1 coins, and the 2nd involves any amount of £1 coins that you wish to use.
The first option is dead quick & easy. Place £125 in the hopper ~ yes you were right in thinking the coins go in there ~ turn the refil key, press the button marked "hopper topped up" which is usually located near to the hopper. Hey presto, after a short beep from the machine, it thinks that it's now full, even if you did short change it.
Option 2. Place any amount of coins in the hopper. Turn the refil key, press the "hopper dump button" which is located behind the bottom door, and just above the cash boxes. You may need to get on your knees to see this. Press this button, and then follow the on screen instructions. The machine will dump whatever coins are in the hopper, counting them as they exit. Replace these coins in the hopper, and lock the machine up. It now thinks it has that amount in the hopper. Any £1 coins now entered for play will be added to the hopper until it reaches full, at which point they will divert to the boxes below. A word of waring though. If you only fill it with £10 for example, there's no guarantee that it won't pay out the jackjpot, causing the machine to alarm & call for the manager to refil it.
Hope that helps,
Good luck & have fun