What are Refill Keys?
Fruit Machine Refill Keys are keys provided to owners of fruit machines that operate a switch allowing them to refill the coins in their machines without opening it. They also allow the owner to see how much money is left in the hopper, as well as other statistics about the machine. They also allow the owner to turn the machines volume down.
How do Refill Keys help?
The older amougst us probably remember going to the pub and looking through the glass to the tubes that hold the machines float. You could then tell roughly how much money was in the machine and if it had paid out recently. Fruit machine refill keys are the modern alternative to thi,s, allowing the holder to see how much is in the machine, and if the fruit machine has paid out recently.
Which fruit machines do they work on?
These keys work on the vast majority of UK machines, there are a few manufacturers that don't support them but these are the minority like Vivid & Mazooma, they will work on the most popular machines like Barcrest, JPM, Vivid, Bell-fruit and Astra
Are they legal?
Yes, refill keys are perfectly legal to own as if you were to buy your own machine for your home you would be supplied with one, you are not changing the payout of the machine or altering it in any way, you are simply gathering the information from it. However, if seen using one by your landlord or arcade owner by would probably be inclined to boot you out!
What are refill fobs?
The most recent machines use refill fobs instead of keys. Instead of putting the key in and turning it, you just touch the fob in the same place on the machine.