What is Sparking/Clicking/Strimming?
All of these activities are highly illegal and could see you going inside for quite a long time. First time offenders aren’t given leniency either as there is no valid excuse for it. The general methods are attempting to get free credits by “sparking” the coin validator. On modern mechanisms, attempts to do this will only result in the alarm going off and alerting everyone within a 100 mile radius. Other people attempt to drill holes in the sides of the cabinets, or remove a button from the front and then probe/short various electronics inside. By sending voltage to the right places, you can force the machine to do various things it shouldn’t, including dumping coins from the tubes or hopper – or more likely damaging the machine. These methods rarely work as intended but the thieves work on the basis that you only need to be successful a few times to make a good living. Until they are caught that is… The new generation of front opening machines were seen as almost invincible, but sad
