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slot machine, 1996 YAMASA "Wai 2 Pulsar", rare, "Special Edition" - $500 (Appleton)
38 Butte des Morts Ct near Bluemound Dr
condition:
excellent
make / manufacturer:
Yamasa
model name / number:
Wai 2 Pulsar
size / dimensions:
18x15x32
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with 500 tokens AND several home-friendly improvements!
Works great.
Programmable odds.
6 difficulty tiers adjust the winning payout rate.
Requires the player to manually press three independent front buttons (one to stop each of the three spinning reels)
Includes 500 tokens.
While it runs on tokens rather than standard currency, it can be modified to accept quarters (part not included).
Height: 32 in
Width: 18 in
Depth: 15 in
Weight: 85 lbs
Manufacturer: Yamasa Co., Ltd.
Manufacture date: November 1996
Model Number/Type: Y-4-14 (Type A Game)
Serial Certification: 063639
Certified by: Japan Electric Amusement Machine Industry Cooperative Association
Adds lots of beautiful, shiny chrome and colors to a room when off.
When it's on and being played, it makes a lot of sound.
If a lucky player eventually gets 777, it goes berzerk, and takes over the whole room, with lights and music.
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This type of slot machine is known as a "Pachislo" machine.
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They are commonly found alongside "pachinko" machines in "pachinko" parlors throughout Japan"
The word "Pachislo" is a portmanteau of
(pachi)nko and (slo)t.
This unit was made and used in a Japanese pachinko parlor in 1996 -- 30 years ago.
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I took the following steps restore this piece and/or improve it for in-home use:
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Cleaning ...
I cleaned the whole thing.
Tokens ...
I purchased 500 tokens, which cost me a little over $50.
I wanted play it for a decent period of time (before either me or the machine ran out of tokens).
Door Key ...
It was missing its unusual door key when I bought it.
I tracked one down for $40 so the machine front can be opened and closed.
Door Latch Springs ...
When I bought it, I noticed turning the new key, the lock was not to springing back to the latched position. I found the latch was missing a spring, so I ordered springs and installed some. That momentary unlock works perfectly now.
The 3 reel stop bottons and "bet" button ...
Because this machine is more of a classic than the others you see for sale, the original buttons were chrome and not illuminated red transparent plastic.
Because I noticed a couple of the three factory sealed reel-stop buttons were no longer making contact or were not responding with a single press, I replaced them with brand new buttons of similar appearance.
To maintain exact match to the 3 new reel stop buttons, and to ensure future reliability, I also replaced the chrome 'bet' button.
For posterity, I kept the original chrome buttons in a ziplock bag -- in case any future owner wants them.
Coin Overflow Bin ...
Research told me that in parlors in Japan, these machines have an overflow bucket to the right of the hopper inside, for when hopper is full. I tracked one down and put it in the cabinet (see lower right corner of the fourth photo).
Power Cord...
I replaced the original, short, weathered, beige, 2-prong power cord with a long, white, 3-prong (grounded) cord.
Wooden Cabinet ...
I repainted the scuffed, wooden cabinet the original flat black (on the top and sides) so it looks as sharp as it did in 1996. It looks great.
Energy ...
I added an illuminated on/off power switch inside of the cabinet which is pressable from the outside, through a hole in the right side of the cabinet.
Here is why... In the parlors in Japan where these machines were used, the customers (players) do not have keys to open the slot machine and turn the key on the power supply to kill its power.
This addition allows a player at home to turn off the machine completely when done playing, without opening the whole front (to access the inside power supply) or without unplugging the unit (from the wall).
The illumunated switch makes it easy to see from a distance if it was left on by accident.
This is important because when left on, even without playing it, it would draw 32 watts continuously -- just to maintain its ready (to play) state.
Safe Installation ....
These commercual gambling machines are large, tall, solid and heavy. Each weighs about 90 lbs.
For this one, to make it home-friendlier -- so it never tips forward off a table and crushes someone, I purchased a couple of D-rings and a short steel chain. Using them, this unit, when on a stand or table can be tethered to a wall stud (like a big screen tv or tall dresser).
Thank you for looking.
If you have any questions let me know.