Need help Identifying board

[dylaninwv]

Please see the below pic. I could use some help in identifying this board and it's manufacturer. This is from an old arcade machine, hooks up to the coin mech, and it sends the signals after it registers two quarters. Runs off of a 12vdc power supply.

[lilshawn]

it's probably just an accumulator.

basically can be programmed for infinite coins per play when the game itself is only programmed for 1.

so if you want to drop 2 or 3 or 4 or 80 coins before a credit is issued, you'd use an accumulator.

specifically, i have no idea who makes it or how you'd reprogram it... likely you'd remove the brown chip and reprogram it.

you can try removing the top board from the bottom and see if there is a manufacturer or a part number on the backside.

[jeremymtc]

A Google search for "Phase II Electronics" + "Arcade" brings up http://www.bobholland.com/phaseii/index2.htm

Though the page is very outdated, the list of services seems to jive with what you have [pcb design, arcade parts manufacture], and there's contact info at the bottom. Might be worth an email.

*edit* me@bobholland.com

[pbj]

That website is gold.

[Nephasth]

That website is gold.

Page Updated July 18, 1996.

Wow.

[Slippyblade]

Holy crap.  I think MySpace puked on that guys front page.  He's even got the dripping blood horizontal rule on there.

[lilshawn]

i think (thought) OP was referring to this...which is not part of the original game board and is attached to the top of it.

[ed12]

it is a add on
holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that is 1 old gal chip

ed

[lilshawn]

signetics. nuf said. they still around??

yep thats an old as hell micro controller.

[dylaninwv]

This was inside of an old Standard Metal Typer. Power supply is a Radio Shack 12vdc power supply, and this controlled the release solenoid based on getting 2 quarters through the coin mech switch. So its not suprising on the age.

[dylaninwv]

A Google search for "Phase II Electronics" + "Arcade" brings up http://www.bobholland.com/phaseii/index2.htm

Though the page is very outdated, the list of services seems to jive with what you have [pcb design, arcade parts manufacture], and there's contact info at the bottom. Might be worth an email.

*edit* me@bobholland.com

Thanks. I shot him an email. Assuming it doesn't go to an old MySpace server, maybe I'll get lucky... 

[pbj]

MySpace was way after 1996, dude....

[lilshawn]

"geocities" was the one i think people were thinking about.

[dylaninwv]

Thank you JeremyMTC....interesting results....

I contacted the person listed on the website. His son replied back to me. Sadly, his father (the man who designed and built the board) passed away in 2011. He did recognize it, and was able to tell me what it was - it was part of an arcade-wide tracking system:

"My father's Money Tracking System worked as follows: let's say an arcade was filled with 50 games of all different types (like video games, crane games, etc.).  You would install a remote board in each game, like the one you have in your machine, and connect it to the coin switch.  If you look at the remote board, you'll see 2 "phone" type jacks marked "In" and "Out".  You would use those jacks to connect all of the 50 machines together, and then to a "Master", or "Main" unit, almost like a network you would see today.  Each remote board had it's own unique number to identify it on the network.  The main unit was usually back in the office, or somewhere similar.  This allowed the owners of the arcade to track, and record, at a glance exactly how much money each game was taking in, and how much money was being made overall."

Interesting, but of no use to me. If anyone would like it, let me know.