FIAM Pinballs

[tubzsnackz]

Is anyone operating the older FIAM pinballs which vend 18mm marbles and sweets?

If so have you converted them to vend 27mm bouncy balls or anything else?

Thanks,

Simon.

[FlintVending]

Hi Simon

Thanks for your text, they are 16mm gumballs, not 18mm.
I would think it would be too expensive to convert them too 27mm balls but the best person to advise would be Christian at ATN (he is on here)
16mm gumballs are avaliable from any good confectionary wholesaler and are , by far, the best bet for these machines as cost less than a penny. why would you want to put a ball in that cost you three times as much??
If i can get them readily in somewhere as rural as Suffolk, you should have no problems!
West London should be awash with decent confectionary wholesalers, you need to do some research on line Simon!

Right then, im now off to make some crop circles lol!
All the best

Nigel

[tubzsnackz]

Hi Nigel, yes I was wondering if anyone else has converted them. They vend capsules if you adjust them and I could not find the gumballs small enough at booker. I think a 50p vending is the way to go with these(already spoke to atn) just wondering if anyone else has converted them or had any other ideas. from a close look I think a conversion would be quite simple really. just whether they can handle a 27mm ball on the play surface I need to check out. maybe a slightly larger gumball than 16mm as they seem easier to come across. Regards, Simon.