S2000 Triple Lucky 7s - Where to find/buy these bulb holders

[stlscott]

This is a 5-reel Triple LUcky 7's S2000 machine.  The bulb holders on my reels just fall apart when barely touched (the clips that hold them in).  Where can I find these or something to replace them with?

[Stayouttadabunker]

Yeah...I have a few that were dry-rotted from all the heat in there over the years.
I ended up taking them out, and carefully epoxying/ gluing the socket housings back together.
I've never found anyone selling reel assembly parts like that.

Your best bet is to search for other old reel parts that are already partly busted, in the trash bin, and salvage the pieces to replace yours.

Now Scott, if you had resources to unlimited money ( Because you've just hit the Powerball state lottery, and haven't told anyone. ) you could send a reel socket housing to someone that makes CAD STL drawings for 3-D plastic printers, and they could make you a few housings...lol

[shortrackskater]

Moved to NLG classifieds WTB. Maybe someone here has them! 

[Stayouttadabunker]

If no one has any for you, aza last resort, I did locate some on that other website...but they're not cheap!
Here's a link to it...>>>

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266244743760

Warning...these ones I've posted use LEDs.
They will NOT work if yours are the ones that uses incandescent lamps.
I couldn't tell from your photo what yours are.

Disregard! These will not work. Sorry!
Your backlit reels use incandescent glass wedge bulbs.

[stlscott]

If no one has any for you, aza last resort, I did locate some on that other website...but they're not cheap!
Here's a link to it...>>>

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266244743760

Warning...these ones I've posted use LEDs.
They will NOT work if yours are the ones that uses incandescent lamps.
I couldn't tell from your photo what yours are.

Disregard! These will not work. Sorry!
Your backlit reels use incandescent glass wedge bulbs.

Are those the smaller/thinner size reels like mine?  They might work.  I've replaced my incandescent lights with Wedge-LED bulbs.  They aren't as "dim" as the incandescent when the reels are spinning but the brighten up when you hit on them so they still work.  I think they are just 12v auto wedge LED bulbs in those sockets.  However, if the wiring worked, I could look at replacing the whole bracket like this one... I'm replacing all of the lighting with LED anyway, as it puts less stress on PSU's and doesn't damage or discolor as other bulbs do....

[Stayouttadabunker]

I don't know what the width of the reel baskets were in the listing.
I am surprised that you could throw in LEDs without shorting out everything.
There were some problems members found with the LEDs shorting out in denom display sockets, because of "wrap-around" contact wires coming out of the back of the LEDs.

I also don't know if the LEDs sockets from the listing, can just plug-n-play into your reel housings.
There has to be something different about it all.
In fact, as I looked at the photo, I could see a small screw holding the LED sockets....totally different from the little plastic tabs that have broken on your reel backlights.
That's why I said to disregard because I'd hate for you to buy something that may not work.

I would try search online using words like "IGT S2000 Reels incandescent type".
Sort of like these but ask the seller to make sure they get shipped without busting up everything.
A couple of times I would get reels in and I'd have to epoxy the broken reel baskets...>>>

https://www.ebay.com/itm/354687561126?

[Jim]

what size reels are they?  2" or 2 1/8"   I have the complete assembly, don't know if the size makes a difference, probably used the same bulb holder anyway.

let me know

Jim

[Stayouttadabunker]

I saw this number molded on one of his reel spokes Jim.
018 026 ?

or 01S 026 ?

[Jim]

I have many of them, scrapped some five reel machines, kept the reels, why??  the two with no reel were new, broke one when I stored it, pushed some bill unit housings against it? but that can be replaced with the one from his machine.

Jim

[stlscott]

I have many of them, scrapped some five reel machines, kept the reels, why??  the two with no reel were new, broke one when I stored it, pushed some bill unit housings against it? but that can be replaced with the one from his machine.

Jim

Please feel free to PM me and we can work out the purchase... I don't need the reels, just the bulb housing (the part that holds the bulb)