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dime out of the chute causing a jam.

dropped mech. this can bend internal components causing coin jams.

this broken tab is part of the coin return/coin catch. when it snaps like this the mech can't return coins properly and also causes coin jams.

inside of a 3 dollar wheel mech. purely mechanical, a nightmare for dimes.

"3 dollar wheel mech"

inside of a normal "flex mech"

broken wires. solution. replace electronic circuit board which includes battery cable

a little rough on the outside but in good working order

inside of a normal electronic mech. the black boxes on the left are the coin sensors.

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