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nitz:

Thinking of putting real coin mechs in my cab. I've got a coin door. I'm clueless about how these things attach/operate. My machine was a Robotron, more or less destroyed when I got it, really nothing "Robotron" left about it, but I think the coin door is the original one.

So if I buy Happ coin mechs, do you think I'd be able to attach and use them? What about those coin mechs from Hong Kong on ebay that were discussed in a thread here a few weeks ago?

I don't want to end up with something that I'm not able to fit/attach to my coin door. I'm tempted to just make a cardboard chute to guide a coin to a switch (I know that won't reject slugs but it's not like I'm actually charging people to play - I just want the realism ;)) but I'm thinking that may be too flimsy/unreliable so a real mech would be better.

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I've never actually seen a coin mech in person other than the badly damaged ones that came with my cab. Thanks guys! :)

bkenobi:

Describe "badly damaged".  If they are ugly, that's one thing (1 can of primer + 1 can of rustoleum hammered finish = new coin door).  If they are physically damaged, you might be able to straighten them enough to look good after painting.  If they are broken/missing parts, you might want to consider getting something different.  Considering that coin mechs are not required in any way to play games, it's not necessarily the best place to put money (unless everything else is finished first).

Just my opinion though.   :cheers:

nitz:

They were just a mess of metal. I examined them and couldn't figure out how they would ever work so I'm thinking missing parts/badly damaged. In any case, I've already discarded them. Good deals come up on ebay sometimes, so it just didn't seem worth fighting with something that's likely broken beyond repair anyway to save maybe $20 or $30.

I did repaint the coin door. That was in ok shape and looks fine. It's just the actual mechs I need.

Yeah, I hear ya about the money - heh my project ended up costing more than I thought it would. But I want to do things the way I want regardless of price (within reason of course). I kinda cheaped out on my first version of maming this thing, and it felt it and showed it. I wanna do things up nice this time.

Thanks for the input. :cheers:

GregorDV:

Not as much as I would have liked.  I had to jury-rig my replacement coin mechs into the coin door I picked up because the mounting hardware was just a _bit_ different: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=101101.msg1069251#msg1069251

They're close, and I think they'll work with enough Dremel Love, but I was a bit disappointed.

nitz:

I see, thanks. So I'm probably not going to get anything that will fit my door exactly then. Hmmm, thinking I'll try to find some mechs really cheap and just force them on there as best I can. If that fails, I'll just rig up a carboard chute to guide a coin to a switch.

Thanks again guys! :cheers:

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