Mark,
I want to thank you for taking the time to reply with the pictures. While it may not be my exact unit as Ron states, it still helps me just to see how resistors are installed. I think I also found a couple of your past videos on youtube. Great job on those too.
Paul

Good info and I'll get back into all this tonight. I'll do what it takes to get the spacers back in the grommets and try to track down whats feeding this solenoid. I did notice what looks like a aftermarket ground wire added to the solenoid. I pass a Radio Shack on the way home from work. I've not h...

Ron, Just what I needed to know- Thanks It seems I'm stuck in the middle on the free play issue. The solenoid is energized 100% when the machine is on, yet you must drop quarters in the slot to get 3 plays ? Like hundreds of machines out there that you have seen who knows what the previous owner(s) ...

Ron, Thank-you So it sounds like the 100 ohm is the one I should be most worried about then. My ss160 is still takes coins to play. I'm okay with that and will leave it that way after what you just told me. But I do notice the solenoid is under power anytime the unit is on and gets hot. Can you just...

Thanks Ron for the fast reply. This seems to be my only issue at this time so I was not sure about spending the money on service & parts manual just yet. But I'm sure down the road they would be handy to have. I'm in the aviation parts business and I know the value of good manuals. I'm also real...

I just picked up a decent SS160, ( my 1st box ) I tracked down a constant buzz or hum to the latch solenoid. It seems the 4 rubber mounting grommets are long gone. This I think caused vibration and in turn broke the lead wires to both the 180 & 100 ohm ceramic resistors. It looks like a previous...