Just a few questions about Coin Doors/Mech's....

[Isometric Bacon]

Hey guys. I've been recently thinking of actually adding a functional coin door to my cabinet.

I like the look of this door



And he's also selling another nice one here.



(Both probably need a little restoration, however)

I assume I need a Coin Mech or so to suit it right? Also, where does the actual plastic money slots fit into it? I assume i'll have to buy some seperately

The same seller is selling THIS coin mech... would it be compatible? (There's no description)



There is also this from another seller, a whole junkload of Arcade parts. Are these worth it? I noticed it had some Coin Mech parts included will this work with any coin doors?... and is any of the other stuff good for a Mame cabinet? I like the idea of those cost stickers....


"Description - YOU ARE BIDDING ON A MIXED LOT OF ARCADE PARTS INCLUDING COIN MECHANISM PARTS, BUTTONS, ANTI SPARKING DEVICES, POWER SUPPLY'S, PRICE OF PLAY CARDS, FLURO COMPONENTS, MONITOR DEGAUSER ETC. ITEMS SOLD AS IS. NO RESERVE SO HAPPY BIDDING."

Thanks for the help.

[TrickyFishy]

Wow!  Looks too adventurous for me.  I'm just going to buy a new one from Happ.

I know lot of people enjoy restoring those though.  Good luck!

[Isometric Bacon]

Wow!  Looks too adventurous for me.  I'm just going to buy a new one from Happ.

I know lot of people enjoy restoring those though.  Good luck!

Hmm... I think I might buy something like the Coin door featured in the first pic, and buy the actual red light coin insert things seperate, and somehow custom make them to that door.

Actually, thinking about that, do you think the coin door (complete with the actual plastic coin drop) in this pic
Would fit into the top of the door of the 1st pic? Even if I don't decide to have a coin mech, at least it will look good there.

[Isometric Bacon]

Bump

Hate to rush you, but the auction is almost over and I want to know soon...

[Cisco Kid]

personally I'd buy a new over/under from Happs ... somethings are better left rusted and dead  

[grafixmonkey]

Just received my over/under door from Happ.  It's very awesome!  A bit of a trick to mount, but that's probably normal - it's done that way to keep people from being able to pry the thing out of the case.  I just about needed my plunge router to get it in there snugly.  I could have spent a whole lot of time with a jigsaw and hand files though, and might have gotten it to fit.

Of course...   if the mounting is tricky to keep people from getting in to the coin box...    then why is it built to be mounted into 3/4" wood frames?   Don't arcade room robbers carry circular saws?  hmmmm...

[grafixmonkey]

oh I should post something about that Happ door...   the "push to reject" buttons aren't red like I remember the old arcade coin doors being.  They're yellow.  Maybe if I light them up they might become red, but I can't see how, that plastic is very yellow, and the lights behind them are white incandescents.

The mechs drop coins very quickly.  They seem very efficient.  However, they are made of plastic not metal.  The coin return bins are also plastic.  The door itself is thankfully metal, and very strong metal at that.   Comes with locks and keys, different keys for opening the coin door and opening the blank-plated door underneath it, presumably so your arcade lackeys can retrieve the day's spoils without having access to the inside of the machine itself.

[Tailgunner]

oh I should post something about that Happ door...   the "push to reject" buttons aren't red like I remember the old arcade coin doors being.  They're yellow.  Maybe if I light them up they might become red, but I can't see how, that plastic is very yellow, and the lights behind them are white incandescents.

The mechs drop coins very quickly.  They seem very efficient.  However, they are made of plastic not metal.  The coin return bins are also plastic.  The door itself is thankfully metal, and very strong metal at that.   Comes with locks and keys, different keys for opening the coin door and opening the blank-plated door underneath it, presumably so your arcade lackeys can retrieve the day's spoils without having access to the inside of the machine itself.

Excepting of the color of the coin return buttons, you just described the over/under coin door out of my RoadBlasters sitdown cabinet to a "T".  I took it out last week to disassemble so I can bead blast and repaint the doors and doorframe. It has the older red reject buttons, plastic coin mechs, and a plastic bin that's enclosed in a sheetmetal box. Judging by the wear/corrosion on the door, I'm pretty sure that it was installed by Atari back in '87 when the cabinet was built.

On a side note, Happ sells the reject buttons seperately in five different colors. At $5 each, I'd check with Bob Roberts first to see if he has them as I'm sure you'd get a better deal.

[grafixmonkey]

Before I ordered new ones, I would just put red LEDs behind them.  Yellow passes both red and green light, so a red lamp will change them red pretty nicely.  I dunno, I might like the yellow.  Maybe I'll build it into the paint color scheme somehow.