How the score motor resets the reels
On a new game the reset relay and a score motor switch pulse the reels. Each reel's zero switch opens when it reaches zero, and once every zero switch is open the motor circuit breaks and the motor stops.
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Source: Repairing Electro-Mechanical (EM) Coin Operated Games to 1978, Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)