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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Do you remember looking \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab stopped as instead of tubes manufacturers are using hoppers \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab as the payout mechanism, preventing you from seeing how full \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the machine is. That\rquote s where a refill key comes in! \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab What is \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab a Refill Key used for? \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab A Refill \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Key is designed to allow an machine operator (owner) to \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab refill the machine with cash/tokens without having to \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab physically open the whole fruit machine. However Refill \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Keys can also be used to the players advantage, as depending \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab on the fruit machine, Refill Keys can be used to display the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab hopper balance, the last win, the last bank, and even allow \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab you to adjust the volume. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab The Idea: \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab The idea of using a Refill Key \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab is that most modern machines use hoppers, these hold \'a3125 \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab when full (some machines with note changers may have 2 \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab hoppers). When a fruit machine is full it normally means \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab that a lot of money has been lost in it and that it is, or \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab soon will be, gagging to pay out. Of course there are some \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab exceptions to this, such as refills (which are described in \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Refilling: \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Some operators refill their \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab fruit machines. This is either for security or because \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab someone is emptying the machines. However this does mean \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab that a full machine can play very badly and you can lose a \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab lot of money! \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab There are indicators to this \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab like the refill counter, which is normally located next to \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the coin slot. This displays the number of units (each unit \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab is normally 10p, therefore 10 units for every pound) that \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab have been refilled with a refill key. A fruit machine is \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab normally refilled in this way when it owes money to the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab player (IOU). \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Operators can also open the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab fruit machine and refill the hopper. They then press the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab hopper float button on the machine to set the hopper level \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab to full, unfortunately there is no way to tell when this has \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab been done. Generally if a full machine is playing badly it \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab has probably been refilled. Betting shops are the worst for \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab this as they normally remove all money from the machine \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab every night and refill it in the morning, pubs generally \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab only refill once per week. A lot of pubs don\rquote t actually \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab refill the hopper, but just empty the cash box\rquote s at the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab bottom of the machine, obviously this has no effect on the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab hopper balance, or how the machine plays. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Alarms/MIDAS:
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab On some machines (mainly in chain pubs or big arcades) you \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab may see a little blue sticker with the word MIDAS on it. \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab MIDAS is a monitoring system, directly connected (via a \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab little box behind the bar) to the pub\rquote s h.q. It has the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab ability to monitor the machine and report errors in \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab real-time. Depending on the way the system has been set-up \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the pub might get a call or the box behind the bar might \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab beep to tell the staff if someone is using a refill key. \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab You have been warned! \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Changers: \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab A few of \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the newer fruit machines also have a note changer built into \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab them. Most of these machines will have 2 hoppers, and will \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab be refilled very often. As the money from the hoppers is \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab used to change the notes you should not use the hopper \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab balance as a guide as to when to play the fruit machine. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the Volume: \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Being able \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab to change the volume (audio) on a machine can be very \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab useful. Some fruit machines have very loud jackpot tunes so \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab if you don\rquote t want to get noticed it may well be worth \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab turning the volume down slightly. It is also useful, when \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab playing in pubs with very loud music, being able to turn the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab volume up slightly so you can hear the machine. Just \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab remember to change the volume back to its original level \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab 5p Fruit \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Machines: \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Although refill keys can be \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab used on modern 5p/\'a35 machines, the information they provide \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab is less important as most of them don\rquote t streak like their \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\'a315/\'a325 version. For example the balance will fluctuate a \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab lot less (i.e., the hopper balance will probably never go \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab below \'a3100), and will not be as relevant as 5p machines tend \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab to be played with small change (which doesn\rquote t go into the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab hopper) rather than \'a31 coins. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Astra: \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn, this will display \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the hopper balance. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Barcrest:
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn. This will display \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the hopper balance on the LED display. To see the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab last bank hold down the first hold button and then \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab turn your key. The machine will display the last \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab bank on the right of the LED display and how much \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab was paid out on the left of the LED. You can also \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab adjust the volume by holding down the middle hold \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab button and turning your key, to turn the volume up \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab press the middle hold button, to turn it down press \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the right hold button, remove your key to set the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab volume. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Note: Some of the newer Barcrest Machines only allow \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab a refill key to be used once. You will have to wait \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the key to work again. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Bell Fruit Manufacturing:
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn, thus putting the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab machine into refill mode. Pressing start will now \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab display the last win, pressing start again will \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab display the last bank, and pressing start again will \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab allow you to change the volume (by pressing the hold \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab BWB:
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn to put the \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab machine into refill mode. There do not appear to be \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab any options to display. However if you hold down \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab the centre hold button and then turn your refill key \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab you can change the volume on the machine. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Impulse:
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn. The collect, \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab exchange and start buttons will flash. Press \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab exchange to cycle through the options, and press \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab collect to select an option. The options are \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Volume, Last Bank, Last Win Recall and Hopper \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Balance (however \lquote hopper balance\rquote displays Access \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Denied). \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab JPM:
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn. Press exchange to \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab display the last bank, cancel to display the last \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab win, and hold button 1 (the left hold button) to \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab change the volume. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn. The collect, \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab exchange and start buttons will flash. Press \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab exchange to cycle through the options, and press \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab collect to select an option. The options are \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Volume, Last Bank, and Last Win Recall. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Insert the refill key and turn to \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab display the hopper balance. Press the start button \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab to display the last 10 errors, or press the right \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab hold button (hold/hi) to display the last win. \par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab Many people don\rquote t know \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab what a refill key is, and will believe that you are \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab illegally defrauding the machine, so be careful \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab where and when you use it. Currently there is no \par
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