Fruit machines in your home

**goldrush83** · 10th January 2011, 07:41 PM

Hi i have a fruit machine in my home just purchased and I was wondering how much (on average) they cost to run per hour? or equvalant ie there the same cost as running your laptop per hour. anyone know?

**luckysv03** · 24th January 2011, 01:25 PM

Well, I think it is much better if you will open some bidding on your fruit machines.

**jonny888** · 26th January 2011, 10:19 AM

Does the fruit machine not have a sticker somewhere by the mains cable which gives the wattage of the machine? The average laptop will vary depending on size and how often the fan comes on (if there is one) but I doubt they will be over 150 watts.

**bingoship** · 6th February 2011, 06:11 PM

They use miles more than your laptop. Anything that uses motors uses a lot more power (while in your laptop it's only the fan and disk drive), in a fruit machine it's 3 motors just for the main wheels.. then there's all the other lights - feature wheels etc.. Use quite a lot!!!!

**sharpy2010** · 9th March 2011, 05:36 PM

Rubbish, the average fruit machine costs next to nothing to run.

**jamescovert** · 10th March 2011, 12:29 AM

It depends on the age of the machine, some of the models in the eighties and nineties used heavy real chambers. Obviously driving these would use more power than todays synchro winding reels.

Put it this way, use your friends to fill it up, then use a percentage of the takings to fund your electricity bills.

Depending on your fruit machine, google the terms for modifications of the model. Often you can adjust settings of the visual lighting patterns and the feature illuminations. This can all save you money if you are a concerned green gambler.

**Johnny's Amusements** · 16th March 2011, 01:48 AM

Most UK fruit machines are about 400 watts.

**Benjamin Richards** · 17th March 2011, 04:19 PM

hi all, can anybody help me out, recently purchased psycho cash beast machine, now it just keeps shouting out HEY CHECK IT OUT with nothing else working when i start it up, have been told it could be the battery that needs replacing, anyone know what the problem is. thanks

**Chippie Monster** · 22nd March 2011, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by Benjamin Richards

hi all, can anybody help me out, recently purchased psycho cash beast machine, now it just keeps shouting out HEY CHECK IT OUT with nothing else working when i start it up, have been told it could be the battery that needs replacing, anyone know what the problem is. thanks

I'd start a new thread if I were you mate. No-ones going to find that down here.