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can i use the GGG coin drop buttons?
thaddeussmith:
in place of the standard Happ coin return push button assembly? It seems like they are meant for new construction cabinets that may not have a coin door, but I'm retrofitting MAME into a neogeo cab and would love to use these as my coin1 and coin2 buttons, while still maintaining some realism to the door without the addition of more buttons.
the ipac has shift functions for coin, but i'd like to keep the number of shift functions to a minimum.
mcseforsale:
Why not just rig up some cherry switches to activate when you press the existing coin returns? I'm thinking of doing that myself.
AJ
MaxVolume:
--- Quote from: thaddeussmith on August 02, 2012, 12:44:11 pm ---in place of the standard Happ coin return push button assembly? It seems like they are meant for new construction cabinets that may not have a coin door, but I'm retrofitting MAME into a neogeo cab and would love to use these as my coin1 and coin2 buttons, while still maintaining some realism to the door without the addition of more buttons.
the ipac has shift functions for coin, but i'd like to keep the number of shift functions to a minimum.
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To actually answer your question, no, you can't. These aren't actual coin reject buttons, they are simply (HAPP?) illuminated buttons (VLT buttons?) that have similar artwork under the lens, including a representation of a coin slot. You could do as AJ suggested and simply mount switches behind the coin return buttons of your cabinet, but depending on how the coin door's reject mechanism works, it might be difficult to position a switch where it will be closed by the mechanism yet still preserve its original functionality.
Actually, let me backtrack a bit... yes, you CAN use these as "Coin 1" and "Coin 2", and depending on how much you are willing to modify your coin door you CAN mount them where the original reject buttons would be, but NO, they are not just drop-in replacements for the HAPP coin reject assembly.
thaddeussmith:
the switch comment got me thinking - and I ended up getting this for both my pc power switch and coin 1, coin 2 buttons. Will mount it just inside the coin door: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380438833949&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160#ht_806wt_1342
to clarify, i've gutted the coin mech from the doors and was curious if the GGG buttons would fit in the same space as the happ coin return buttons or if they would just look stupid, not fit, etc. I'm just going to put some fresh coin return buttons in there for the sake of appearances.
mcseforsale:
Can RandyT perhaps provide the dimensions of the buttons? They may look just fine. It's actually a good solution if it works.
AJ
--- Quote from: thaddeussmith on August 02, 2012, 04:35:55 pm ---the switch comment got me thinking - and I ended up getting this for both my pc power switch and coin 1, coin 2 buttons. Will mount it just inside the coin door: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380438833949&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160#ht_806wt_1342
to clarify, i've gutted the coin mech from the doors and was curious if the GGG buttons would fit in the same space as the happ coin return buttons or if they would just look stupid, not fit, etc. I'm just going to put some fresh coin return buttons in there for the sake of appearances.
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